Dutch Meaning of knight
- ridder
Other Dutch words related to - ridder
Nearest Words of knight
- knight bachelor => Ridder-bachelor
- knight banneret => Ridder-banierdrager
- knight baro-net => Baronet
- knight errantry => Rondreizende ridder
- knight marshal => Maarschalk van het hof
- knight of the round table => Ridder van de Ronde Tafel
- knight of the square flag => Ridder van de vierkante vlag
- knight service => ridderdienst
- knight templar => Tempeliers
- knightage => ridderschap
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
- ridder
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
Galahad,prins,blad,cavalier,man,fat,galant,heer,Aristocraat,knappe
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knifing => messsteek, knifelike => mesachtig, knife-handle => Messenheft, knife-edge => scherp als een scheermes, knifed => gestoken,
