knights-errant

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knights-errant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Knight-errant \Knight"-er`rant\, n.; pl. Knight-errants, or
     Knights-errant.
     A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of
     adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill,
     prowess, and generosity.
     [1913 Webster]