knight-errantry

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knight-errantry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Knight-errantry \Knight"-er`rant*ry\, n.; pl.
     Knight-errantries.
     The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice
     of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or
     romantic adventure or scheme.
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           The rigid guardian [i. e., conscience] of a blameless
           heart
           Is weak with rank knight-erratries o'errun. --Young.
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