knight (n t)n. 1. a. Abbr. Knt. or Kt. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder. b. Abbr. Knt. or Kt. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire. c. Abbr. K. A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country. 2. Abbr. Knt. or Kt. A man belonging to an order or brotherhood. 3. a. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle. b. The devoted champion of a lady. 4. Abbr. Kt or N Games A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse's head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square. tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights To raise (a person) to knighthood. [Middle English, from Old English cniht.] knight  ly adj. & adv.knight li·ness n. |
knight [naɪt]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe)
a. (originally) a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier
b. (later) a gentleman invested by a king or other lord with the military and social standing of this rank
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in modern times) a person invested by a sovereign with a nonhereditary rank and dignity usually in recognition of personal services, achievements, etc. A British knight bears the title Sir placed before his name, as in Sir Winston Churchill
3. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) a chess piece, usually shaped like a horse's head, that moves either two squares horizontally and one square vertically or one square horizontally and two squares vertically
4. a heroic champion of a lady or of a cause or principle
5. (Historical Terms) a member of the Roman class of the equites
vb
(tr) to make (a person) a knight; dub
[Old English cniht servant; related to Old High German kneht boy]
Knight [naɪt]
n
(Biographies / Knight, Laura (1887-1970) F, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Dame Laura. 1887-1970, British painter, noted for her paintings of Gypsies, the ballet, and the circus
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- esquire - At its root, it means "shield bearer (in service to a knight)," from Latin scutarius.
- forget-me-nots - May have gotten their name from the last words of a knight who drowned while trying to pick these flowers by a riverside.
- heart on one's sleeve - Comes from chivalry, when a knight wore a scarf or other item from his lady tied to his sleeve.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  knight - originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal meritcarpet knight - a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle) bachelor-at-arms, knight bachelor, bachelor - a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon banneret, knight banneret, knight of the square flag - a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command Knight of the Round Table - in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court knight-errant - a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure Templar, Knight Templar - a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher male aristocrat - a man who is an aristocrat |
| 2. | knight - a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | |
| Verb | 1. | knight - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" |
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Translations
knight [naɪt]
knight
knight:
n (= title, Hist) → Ritter m; (Chess) → Springer m, → Pferd(chen) nt, → Rössel nt; Knight of the Garter → Träger(in) m(f) → des Hosenbandordens; knight of the road (Brit hum) → Kapitän m → der Landstraße (hum); a knight in shining armour (fig) → ein Märchenprinz m
knight:
knight errantry
n → fahrendes Rittertum; (fig) → Ritterlichkeit f
n knight [nait]
1 in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback King Arthur and his knights. ridder فارِس рицар rytíř ridder der Ritter ιππότης caballero rüütel سلحشور؛ شوالیه ritari chevalier אַבִּיר योद्धा, सामन्त vitez lovag ksatria riddari cavaliere 騎士 중세 기사 riteris bruņinieks satria ridder ridder rycerz cavaleiro cavaler рыцарь rytier vitez vitez riddare อัศวิน şövalye 騎士 лицар پرانے زمانے میں ایک خاندانی آدمی جس نے لڑائی کی تربیت لی ہو hiệp sỹ 骑士
2 a man of rank, having the title `Sir' Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969. ridder حامِل وِسام رُتْبَة فارِس рицар (орден) rytíř ridder der Ritter άντρας που κατέχει τον τίτλο του ιππότη, σερ Sir, caballero de una orden aadlik نایت ritari chevalier אָצִיל בְּרִיטִי एक पदवी plemić lovag ksatria sá sem sæmdur er riddaratign cavaliere ナイト爵 (영국의) 나이트 작위 (toks titulas) (muižnieku kārtas tituls) kesatriaan ridder ikke-arvelig tittel: Sir szlachcic baronete cavaler рыцарь с титулом сэр rytier vitez vitez knight, adelsman ขุนนาง sir ünvanlı kimse, şövalye 爵士 особа, що має титул “Sir” سر کا خطاب پانے والا معزّز فرد người được phong tước 爵士
3 a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head. ridder فَرَس في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْج шах кон kůň springer der Springer άλογο (στο σκάκι) caballo ratsu اسب hevonen cavalier פָּרָשׁ घोड़ा konj (šah) ló kuda biji catur riddari cavallo チェスのナイト (체스) 나이트 žirgas (šahā) zirdziņš kuda paard springer skoczek cavalo cal (la şah) конь jazdec konj konj u šahu springare, häst หมากรุกตัวม้า at (國際象棋中的)騎士 кінь شطرنج میں گھوڑے کی شکل والا مہرہ quân mã （国际象棋中的）马
v
to make (a person) a knight He was knighted for his services to industry. slaan tot ridder يَمْنَح لَقَب فارِس посвещавам в рицарство pasovat na rytíře slå til ridder zum Ritter schlagen χρίω κπ. ιππότη dar el título de Sir rüütliks lööma به مقام نایت مفتخر کردن aateloida faire chevalier לְהַעֲנִיק תוֹאָר אָצִיל पदवी देना promaknuti u viteza lovaggá üt menjadikan ksatria slá til riddara fare cavaliere ナイト爵を授ける 기사 작위를 수여하다 (kam) suteikti „knight“ titulą iecelt bruņinieku kārtā; piešķirt muižnieku kārtas titulu mengurniakan darjah kesatriaan tot ridder slaan slå/utnevne til ridder uszlachcić, nadać tytuł szlachecki ser feito cavaleiro a acorda titlul de cavaler присваивать дворянское звание pasovať na rytiera poviteziti proglasiti za viteza dubba till riddare, adla แต่งตั้งให้เป็นอัศวิน şövalye unvanı vermek, şövalye yapmak 封(某人)為爵士 присвоювати лицарське звання کسی کو سر کا خطاب بخشنا phong tước 封...为爵士
n knighthood
the rank or title of a knight He received a knighthood from the Queen. ridderskap فُروسيَّه рицарство rytířský titul ridderskab die Ritterwürde ο τίτλος ή η ιδιότητα του ιππότη título de Sir rüütliseisus مقام نایت؛ سلحشوری ritarius titre de chevalier תוֹאָר אָצִיל सामन्त की उपाधि viteštvo lovagi rang gelar ksatria riddaratign nomina a cavaliere, cavalierato ナイトの身分 기사의 신분 „knight“ titulas bruņinieku kārta; muižnieku kārta pangkat kesatriaan ridderorde ridderskap tytuł szlachecki cavalaria titlu de cavaler рыцарское звание rytiersky titul red viteza rang viteza riddarvärdighet ตำแหน่งของอัศวิน şövalyelik 爵士的階級或頭銜 лицарське звання سر کا عہدہ یا خطاب tước hiệu 爵士的地位
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