Swedish Meaning of knight
- riddare
Other Swedish words related to - riddare
Nearest Words of knight
- knight bachelor => Riddare
- knight banneret => Banerförare
- knight baro-net => Riddare baronet
- knight errantry => Rirddare på irrfärder
- knight marshal => Hovmarskalk
- knight of the round table => Riddare av runda bordet
- knight of the square flag => Riddare av den fyrkantiga flaggan
- knight service => riddartjänst
- knight templar => Tempelriddare
- knightage => ridderskap
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
- riddare
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,kavaljer,kille,fop,galant,gentleman,Aristokrat,snygg
Civil
knifing => knivhugg, knifelike => knivskarp, knife-handle => Knivskaft, knife-edge => knivskarpt, knifed => knivhuggen,
