n. The state of roving in search of chivalrous adventure
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of adventures.
n. The employment of a knight-errant.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A wandering; a roving or rambling about.
n. The condition or way of life of a knight errant. See knight-errantry.
Word Usage
"Allowing themselves to be caught up in the magical and analgesic balm of his knight errantry, they show that they read: we can be influenced by honeyed words and gallant deeds."