Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun knight_errantry

2 senses of knight errantry

Sense 1
knight errantry, quixotism -- (quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior)
       => idealism -- (impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are)

Sense 2
knight errantry -- ((Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry)
       => code of conduct, code of behavior -- (a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group)