knight - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'knight' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

2 . 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 ---.

Meaning of 'knight' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . knight

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- raise (someone) to knighthood

Example in sentence:

The Beatles were knighted

Nearby Words:

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