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1 cavaliere
m rideraccompagnatore escortal ballo partner* * *cavaliere s.m.2 ( soldato a cavallo) cavalryman*, mounted soldier3 ( di ordini cavallereschi) knight; ( in Francia) Chevalier: cavaliere della Giarrettiera, Knight of the Garter; cavaliere della Legion d'Onore, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour; creare cavaliere qlcu., to knight (o to confer a knighthood on) s.o.4 ( chi accompagna una signora) escort, squire, cavalier; ( compagno di ballo) (dance) partner; ( persona galante) cavalier, gallant // cavalier servente, devoted slave (o gallant)5 (st. medioevale, romana) knight: i Cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda, the Knights of the Round Table; cavaliere errante, knight errant; armare qlcu. cavaliere, to knight s.o. (o to dub s.o. (a) knight)7 (fig.) ( a cavallo): essere a cavaliere di, to be between (o to bestride o to span); essere a cavaliere di due secoli, to be between (o to bestride o to span) two centuries8 ( della bilancia) rider* * *[kava'ljɛre]sostantivo maschile1) (chi va a cavallo) rider; (uomo) horseman*2) stor. knightarmare qcn. cavaliere — to knight sb
3) mil. cavalryman*, trooper4) (uomo galante) gentleman*5) (chi accompagna una signora) escort; (al ballo) partner, escort•cavalier servente — scherz. devoted admirer
* * *cavaliere/kava'ljεre/sostantivo m.1 (chi va a cavallo) rider; (uomo) horseman*2 stor. knight; armare qcn. cavaliere to knight sb.3 mil. cavalryman*, trooper4 (uomo galante) gentleman*5 (chi accompagna una signora) escort; (al ballo) partner, escortcavaliere errante knight errant; cavaliere di Malta Knight of Malta; cavalier servente scherz. devoted admirer. -
2 errante
errante agg. wandering, roving, roaming, errant: cavaliere errante, knight errant; pensieri erranti, wandering (o roaming) thoughts // l'Ebreo errante, the Wandering Jew.* * *[er'rante]aggettivo wandering, roving, roaming* * *errante/er'rante/wandering, roving, roaming; cavaliere errante knight errant; l'ebreo errante the wandering Jew. -
3 cavaliere errante
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4 paladino
paladino s.m.2 (fig.) ( difensore) champion: paladino dei poveri, champion of the poor; paladino della libertà, champion of liberty.* * *[pala'dino]sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) stor. paladin2) fig. (difensore) champion* * *paladino/pala'dino/sostantivo m.(f. -a)1 stor. paladin -
5 errante agg
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6 errante
agg [er'rante]letter wandering
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knight errant — noun (pl knights errant) 1. A knight who travelled in search of adventures 2. A man or boy who behaves adventurously or chivalrously • • • Main Entry: ↑knight * * * ˌknight ˈerrant 7 [knight errant] … Useful english dictionary
Knight-errant — Knight er rant, n.; pl. {Knight errants}, or {Knights errant}. A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knight-errant — [nīt′er′ənt] n. pl. knights errant 1. a medieval knight wandering in search of adventures, esp. ones allowing him to redress wrongs or show his prowess 2. a chivalrous or quixotic person … English World dictionary
knight errant — n a knight in the past who travelled looking for adventure … Dictionary of contemporary English
knight errant — ► NOUN ▪ a medieval knight wandering in search of chivalrous adventures … English terms dictionary
knight-errant — noun count HUMOROUS a man who arrives and helps you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Knight-errant — A knight errant (plural knights errant ) is a figure of medieval chivalric romance literature. Errant, meaning wandering or roving, indicates how the knight errant would typically wander the land in search of adventures to prove himself as a… … Wikipedia
knight-errant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms knight errant : singular knight errant plural knights errant humorous a man who arrives and helps you … English dictionary
Knight Errant — A knight who has gone to earn renown in wars, tournaments, jousts, or through adventures encountered in wandering travels. The knight errant was largely a figure of romance, but young knights in the middle ages did have a great need for such… … Medieval glossary
knight-errant — knight′ er′rant n. pl. knights errant why a knight who traveled in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalrous deeds, etc • Etymology: 1300–50 … From formal English to slang
knight-errant — /nuyt er euhnt/, n., pl. knights errant. a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc. [1300 50; ME] * * * … Universalium