Croatian Meaning of knight

- vitez

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Definitions and Meaning of knight in English

Wordnet

knight (n)

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

Wordnet

knight (v)

raise (someone) to knighthood

Webster

knight (n.)

A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

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.

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.

A champion; a partisan; a lover.

A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Webster

knight (v. t.)

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 ---.

FAQs About the word knight

- vitez

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit, a chessman shaped

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Civil

knifing => ubadanje nožem, knifelike => oštar kao nož, knife-handle => Drška noža, knife-edge => oštrica noža, knifed => ubo,