Knight

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages. 1.2 (in Europe in the Middle Ages) a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct. 1.3 any person of a rank similar to that of the medieval knight. 1.4 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. In Great Britain he holds the rank next below that of a baronet, and the title Sir is prefixed to the Christian name, as in Sir John Smith. 1.5 a member of any order or association that designates its members as knights. 1.6 Chess . a piece shaped like a horse's head, moved one square vertically and then two squares horizontally or one square horizontally and two squares vertically. 1.7 Nautical . 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to dub or make (a man) a knight. 3 Synonyms 3.1 adjective 3.2 noun

Noun

a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.

(in Europe in the Middle Ages) a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct.

any person of a rank similar to that of the medieval knight.

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. In Great Britain he holds the rank next below that of a baronet, and the title Sir is prefixed to the Christian name, as in Sir John Smith.

a member of any order or association that designates its members as knights.

Chess . a piece shaped like a horse's head, moved one square vertically and then two squares horizontally or one square horizontally and two squares vertically.

Nautical .

a short vertical timber having on its head a sheave through which running rigging is rove.

any other fitting or erection bearing such a sheave.

Verb (used with object)

to dub or make (a man) a knight.

Synonyms

adjective

chivalric , chivalrous , equestrian

noun

banneret , caballero , cavalier , champion , chevalier , companion , gallant , gentleman , horseman , knight errant , lover , man-at-arms , paladin , partisan , protagonist , templar