KNIGHT BANNERET
Knight" ban"ner*et; pl. Knights bannerets.
Defn: A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle.
KNIGHT BARONET
Knight" bar"o-net.
Defn: See Baronet.
KNIGHT-ERRANT
Knight"-er`rant, n.; pl. Knight-errants, or Knights-errant.
Defn: A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity.
KNIGHT-ERRANTRY
Knight"-er`rant*ry, n.; pl. Knight-errantries (.
Defn: The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme. The rigid guardian [i. e., conscience] of a blameless heart Is weak with rank knight-erratries o'errun. Young.
KNIGHT-ER-RATIC
Knight"-er-rat"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry. [R.]
Quart. Rev.