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   knight

   /nīt/

   noun

   • 1. (in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor.
   • ▪ (in the Middle Ages) a man raised by a sovereign to honorable military rank after service as a page and squire.
   • ▪ a man devoted to the service of a woman or a cause: literary "in all your quarrels I will be your knight"
   • ▪ (in ancient Rome) a member of the class of equites.
   • ▪ (in ancient Greece) a citizen of the second class in Athens.
   • 2. (in the UK) a man awarded a nonhereditary title by the sovereign in recognition of merit or service and entitled to use the honorific “Sir” in front of his name.
   • 3. a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a horse's head, that moves by jumping to the opposite corner of a rectangle two squares by three.

   verb

   • 1. invest (someone) with the title of knight: "he was knighted for his services to industry"

   Word Origin Old Englishcniht ‘boy, youth, servant’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knecht and German Knecht. knight (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the mid 16th century; the uses relating to Greek and Roman history derive from comparison with medieval knights.

   Derivatives

   • 1. knightlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › knightKnight Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of KNIGHT is a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior; especially : a man ceremonially inducted into special military rank usually after completing service as page and squire. How to use knight in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKNIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   KNIGHT definition: 1. a man given a rank of honour by a British king or queen because of his special achievements, and…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › knightKnight - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Traditionally the noun knight means someone born of the nobility and trained to fight, usually in heavy metal armor. If a king decides to knight you, that means the king wants to make you into a knight.

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   Knight definition: a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.. See examples of KNIGHT used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKNIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1.countable noun. In medieval times, a knight was a man of noble birth, who served his king or lord in battle. 2.verb [usually passive] If someone is knighted, they are given a knighthood. He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988. [beVERB -ed] 3.countable noun. A knight is a man who has been knighted. 4.countable noun.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › knightKnight - definition of knight by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder. b. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire. c.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishKNIGHT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   KNIGHT definition: 1. a man of high social rank who fought as a soldier on a horse in the past 2. a man who has been…. Learn more.