How to pronounce knight-errant
American English pronunciation
nyt-AIR-unt
- IPA
- /ˌnaɪtˈɛɹənt/
- Syllables
- nyt · AIR · unt (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What knight-errant means
A knight in old tales who roams in search of adventure
In a sentence: In the story, a knight-errant rode from village to village helping anyone in trouble.
Where it comes from: Errant comes from an old French word meaning to wander or travel, so a knight-errant is a wandering knight.
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