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Knight
proper noun 
  1. an English status surname for someone who was a mounted soldier
Etymology: knyghte from cniht, youth or servant

     
knight
noun 
  1. A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
  1. Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
  2. (chess) A chess piece often in the shape of a horse's head that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: paard(nl)n
  • French: cavalier(fr)m
  • German: Springer(de)m
  • Italian: cavallo(it)m
  • Spanish: caballo(es)m
verb 
  1. To confer knighthood upon.
The king knighted the young squire.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: ridderen(nl)
  • French: faire chevalier
  • German: zum Ritter schlagen(de)
Etymology: From Old English cniht ("boy").

     
 
  

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