Croatian Meaning of knight
- vitez
Other Croatian words related to - vitez
Nearest Words of knight
- knight bachelor => Vitez samostalac
- knight banneret => Viteški barjaktar
- knight baro-net => Viteški baronet
- knight errantry => Viteški putnik
- knight marshal => Viteški maršal
- knight of the round table => Viteza okruglog stola
- knight of the square flag => Vitez četvrtastog stijega
- knight service => viteška služba
- knight templar => Vitezovi templari
- knightage => viteštvo
Definitions and Meaning of knight in English
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)
knight (v)
raise (someone) to knighthood
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.
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,
