Defenition of the word knight
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Defenition of the word knight
- A piece in the game of chess often shaped to resemble the head of a horse.
- A title of nobilty or gentility applied exclusively to males, originating in the Middle Ages. Their principal duty was to fight as heavy cavalry.
- invest with knighthood; make of knight of
- originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
- raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
- a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- a chessman in the shape of a horse''s head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- raise (someone) to knighthood
Synonyms for the word knight
Hyponyms for the word knight
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- bachelor
- bachelor-at-arms
- banneret
- carpet knight
- Geraint
- knight bachelor
- knight banneret
- Knight of the Round Table
- knight of the square flag
- Knight Templar
- knight-errant
- Sir Geraint
- Templar
Hypernyms for the word knight
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- appoint
- charge
- chess piece
- chessman
- ennoble
- entitle
- gentle
- male aristocrat
Idioms for the word knight
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- Knight Bachelor
- knight-errant
- Knight Templar
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