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'knight'
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Definitions of
'knight'
1.
(noun)
knight
originally a
person
of
noble
birth
trained to
arms
and chivalry;
today
in
Great
Britain
a
person
honored by the
sovereign
for
personal
merit
2.
(verb)
knight, horse
a
chessman
shaped to resemble the
head
of a horse; can
move
two squares horizontally and one vertically (or
vice
versa)
3.
(verb)
knight, dub
raise
(someone) to
knighthood
"The Beatles were knighted"
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'knight'
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