Uk English Meaning of knight
- knight
Other Uk English words related to - knight
Nearest Words of knight
- knight bachelor => Knight bachelor
- knight banneret => Knight banneret
- knight baro-net => Knight baronet
- knight errantry => Knight errant
- knight marshal => Knight marshal
- knight of the round table => Knight of the Round Table
- knight of the square flag => Knight of the square flag
- knight service => knight service
- knight templar => Knights Templar
- knightage => knighthood
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
- knight
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,prince,blade,cavalier,mate,fop,gallant,gentleman,Aristocrat,handsome
Civilian
knifing => knifing, knifelike => knife-like, knife-handle => Knife handle, knife-edge => knife-edge, knifed => stabbed,
