KNIGHTLY
Knight`ly, a. Etym: [AS. cnihtlic boyish.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous;
as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit. Spenser.
[Excuses] full knightly without scorn. Tennyson.
KNIGHTLY
Knight"ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner becoming a knight.
And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. Shak.
KNIGHT MARSHAL
Knight" mar"shal. (Eng. Law)
Defn: An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household being one of the parties. Wharton.
KNIGHT SERVICE
Knight" serv"ice. (Eng. Feud. Law)
Defn: A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4.
KNIGHT SERVICE; KNIGHT'S SERVICE
Knight service. Also Knight's service.
1. (Feud. Law) The military service by rendering which a knight held his lands; also, the tenure of lands held on condition of performing military service.