knight
/nīt/
noun
- (in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor.synonyms: chevalier, cavalier, cavalryman, horseman, equestrian, gallant, champion, paladin, banneret, knight errant, lord, noble, nobleman
- (in the UK) a man awarded a nonhereditary title by the sovereign in recognition of merit or service and entitled to use the honorific “Sir” in front of his name.
- a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a horse's head, that moves by jumping to the opposite corner of a rectangle two squares by three.
verb
invest (someone) with the title of knight.
"he was knighted for his services to industry"
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Chivalric rank
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.
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The meaning of KNIGHT is a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior; especially : a man ceremonially inducted into special military rank usually after ...
a man upon whom the nonhereditary dignity of knighthood is conferred by a sovereign because of personal merit or for services rendered to the country.
a man given a rank of honor by a British king or queen because of his special achievements, and who has the right to be called "Sir":.
a man upon whom the nonhereditary dignity of knighthood is conferred by a sovereign because of personal merit or for services rendered to the country.