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Knight errantry

noun

Quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior. Synonym: quixotism.

(Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry.

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... century was the evening of Chivalry. The decline of the system resulted from the operation of the same causes that effected the overthrow of Feudalism. The changes in the mode of warfare which helped to do away with the feudal baron and his mail-clad retainers, likewise tended to destroy knight errantry. And then as civilization advanced, new feelings and sentiments began to claim the attention, and to work upon the imagination of men. Governments, too, became more regular, and the increased order and security of society rendered less needful the services of the gallant ...

— A General History for Colleges and High Schools • P. V. N. Myers

Words linked to "Knight errantry" : code of conduct, idealism, Middle Ages, Dark Ages, code of behavior