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1. (n.) knight
(in the Middle Ages)
2. knight
a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior.
3. knight
a man, usu. of noble birth, who after serving as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct.
4. knight
any person of a rank similar to that of the medieval knight.
5. knight
a man upon whom nonhereditary knighthood is conferred by a sovereign, in Great Britain ranking next below a baronet.
6. knight
a member of any association that designates its members as knights.
7. knight
a chess piece shaped like a horse's head, moved one square vertically and then two squares horizontally or one square horizontally and two squares vertically.
8. (v.t.) knight
to dub or make (a man) a knight.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE cniht boy, manservant; c. OHG kneht)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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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1. (noun) knight
in the past, a soldier on a horse
a knight in armor
2. knight
a chess piece like a horse
Move your knight here.
3. knight
in the UK, a man with the title of Sir
He was made a knight.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) knight
a young servant or follower; a military attendant
2. (noun) knight
in feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life
3. (noun) knight
one on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John
4. (noun) knight
a champion; a partisan; a lover
5. (noun) knight
a piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head
6. (noun) knight
a playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack
7. (verb) knight
to dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---
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Sense: in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback
King Arthur and his knights.
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 Afrikaans: ridder |
 Arabic: فارِس |
 Bulgarian: рицар |
 Brazilian: cavaleiro |
 Czech: rytíř |
 German: der Ritter |
 Danish: ridder |
 Greek: ιππότης |
 Spanish: caballero |
 Estonian: rüütel |
 Farsi: سلحشور؛ شوالیه |
 Finnish: ritari |
 French: chevalier |
 Hebrew: אַבִּיר |
 Hindi: योद्धा, सामन्त |
 Croatian: vitez |
 Hungarian: lovag |
 Indonesian: ksatria |
 Icelandic: riddari |
 Italian: cavaliere |
 Japanese: 騎士 |
 Korean: 중세 기사 |
 Lithuanian: riteris |
 Latvian: bruņinieks |
 Malay: satria |
 Dutch: ridder |
 Norwegian: ridder |
 Polish: rycerz |
 Persian: سلحشور؛ شوالیه |
 Pashto: هغه څوك چى په جګړه كښى خا |
 Portuguese: cavaleiro |
 Romanian: cavaler |
 Russian: рыцарь |
 Slovak: rytier |
 Slovenian: vitez |
 Serbian: vitez |
 Swedish: riddare |
 Thai: อัศวิน |
 Turkish: şövalye |
 Taiwanese: 騎士 |
 Ukrainian: лицар |
 Urdu: پرانے زمانے میں ایک خاندا |
 Vietnamese: hiệp sỹ |
 Chinese: 骑士 |
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