knightly

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Notably, she becomes the first woman to carry and present the diamond, ruby and emerald encrusted sword - which symbolises royal power and the monarch accepting his duty and knightly virtues.

From BBC • May 6, 2023

Freydís later gives a different necklace she wears to the man she loves, to protect him, like a knightly favor.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2022

Fans of heraldic silliness like “The Princess Bride” and “Shrek” will delight in “Once Upon a Tim,” a charming take on the traditional knightly adventure.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

Though Conan Doyle lived by his pen, not by the sword, his gravestone bears a knightly inscription: “Steel true, blade straight.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020

Sir Bliant, remembering his gentle Wild Man, was embracing Sir Castor, who had never forgotten the Chevalier’s knightly rebuke.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White