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

You can opt for streetwear or high priestess-wear or knightly armor.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 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

Commanding them was Ser Patrek of King’s Mountain, clad in his knightly raiment of white and blue and silver, his cloak a spatter of five-pointed stars.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin