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Traditional English :: knight
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kight - n. & v. --n. 1 a man awarded a non-hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit or service.
2 hist. a a man, usu. noble, raised esp. by a sovereign to honourable military rank after service as a page and squire. b a military follower or attendant, esp. of a lady as her champion in a war or tournament.
3 a man devoted to the service of a woman, cause, etc.
4 Chess a piece usu. shaped like a horse's head.
5 a Rom.Hist. a member of the class of equites, orig. the cavalry of the Roman army. b Gk Hist. a citizen of the second class in Athens.
6 (in full knight of the shire) hist. a gentleman representing a shire or county in parliament. --v.tr. confer a knighthood on. knight bachelor (pl. knights bachelor) a knight not belonging to a special order. knight commander see COMMANDER . knight errant 1 a medieval knight wandering in search of chivalrous adventures.
2 a man of a chivalrous or quixotic nature. knight-errantry the practice or conduct of a knight errant. Knight Hospitaller (pl. Knights Hospitaller) a member of an order of monks with a military history, founded at Jerusalem c.1050. knight marshal hist. an officer of the royal household with judicial functions. knight of the road colloq.
1 a highwayman.
2 a commercial traveller.
3 a tramp.
4 a lorry driver or taxi driver. knight-service hist. the tenure of land by military service. Knight Templar (pl. Knights Templar) a member of a religious and military order for the protection of pilgrims to the Holy Land, suppressed in 1312. knighthood n. knightlike adj. knightly adj. & adv. poet. knightliness n. [OE cniht boy, youth, hero f. WG] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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star war knight
star war jedi knight jedi academy
star war knight of the old republic
white knight
knight in white satin
jedi knight jedi academy
knight action park
arabian knight
knight armament
knight armor
beverly knight come as you are
charlotte knight
crystal knight
dark knight
dragon knight
forever knight
knight frank
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