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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knightliness
Noun
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In 2014, he was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour, France’s version of a knighthood.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025 -
That now includes the aforementioned farm boy, Luke Skywalker, who’s getting a crash course in Jedi knighthood from a curious, swamp-dwelling master of the force called Yoda.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Consumers are getting caught up on the chivalry of knights as well.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Dec. 2024
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Jousting was based on chivalry and how you were expected to follow certain principles and behave in a certain way.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Queen Victoria created the unit in 1900 after an adviser suggested that the Irish regiments should wear shamrocks on their headdress every St. Patrick's Day as a nod to the crown's appreciation for their gallantry during the Boer War, the British Army said.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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He was deployed to Italy, where his conspicuous gallantry in combat earned him the Military Cross.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Jan. 2020
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“Knightliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knightliness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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