knight

knight  (nt)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English cniht.]

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knightly adj. & adv.

knightli·ness n.

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knight

Noun

1. a man who has been given a knighthood in recognition of his achievements

2.

a. (in medieval Europe) a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier

b. (in medieval Europe) a devoted male admirer of a noblewoman, esp. her champion in a jousting tournament

3. a chessman shaped like a horse's head, able to move either two squares horizontally and one square vertically or two squares vertically and one square horizontally

Verb

to make (a man) a knight [Old English cniht servant]

Thesaurus

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 merit carpet 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) horse 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" dub ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

Translations

knight [naɪt] n → caballero;

(CHESS) → caballo

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knight [naɪt] n → chevalier m;

(Chess) → cavalier m

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knight [naɪt] n (Brit) → Ritter m;

(Chess) → Springer m, Pferd nt

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knight [naɪt] n → cavaliere m;

(CHESS) → cavallo