noble knight
Honorable armored champion
A noble knight is a mounted warrior of high birth who adheres to chivalric ideals—courage, honor, loyalty, and protection of the weak.
The phrase is somewhat redundant, since knights were historically drawn from nobility, but it emphasizes moral character alongside social rank.
The term appears most often in fairy tales, fantasy literature, and romanticized accounts of medieval life: The noble knight rescued the princess from the tower.
Used ironically, it can mock someone's pretensions to gallantry.
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- code of honorStandards governing moral conduct
- armorProtective combat covering
- shining armorPolished protective knight's suit
- swordHilted fighting blade
gallant · valiant · steed · castle · round table · joust · jousting tournament · honor · lance · shield · squire · quest · holy grail · courage · heraldry · coat of arms · tournament · medieval
- chivalrychivalry, honor, courtly love, courage, valor
- chivalric romancequests, Lancelot, chivalry, Gawain, King Arthur
- medieval heroesArthur, Lancelot, Galahad, Roland, Beowulf
- Arthurian LegendKing Arthur, Merlin, Excalibur, Camelot, Lancelot
- ArthurianKing Arthur, Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin, Lancelot
- Arthurian romanceKing Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Guinevere, Camelot
noble knightbrigand
Armed robber, often rural
bandit · outlaw · highwayman · marauder · robber baron
noble, knight, nobility, nobleness, nobly, ennoble, ennobled, ennoblement, ignoble