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knight
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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.

[Middle English, from Old English cniht.]

knightly adj. & adv.
knightli·ness n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.knightknight - 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)
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
Verb1.knight - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
ennoble, gentle, entitle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
Translations

knight [naɪt] ncaballero;
(CHESS) → caballo
knight [naɪt] nchevalier m;
(Chess) → cavalier m
knight [naɪt] n (Brit) → Ritter m;
(Chess) → Springer m, Pferd nt
knight [naɪt] ncavaliere m;
(CHESS) → cavallo

knight
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.ridderفارِسрицарrytířridderder Ritterιππότηςcaballerorüütelسلحشور؛ شوالیهritarichevalierאַבִּירयोद्धा, सामन्तvitezlovagksatriariddaricavaliere騎士기사riterisbruņiniekssatriaridderridderrycerzcavaleiroca­valerрыцарьrytiervitezvitezriddareอัศวินşövalye騎士лицарپرانے زمانے میں ایک خاندانی آدمی جس نے لڑائی کی تربیت لی ہوhiệp sỹ
2 a man of rank, having the title `Sir' Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.ridderحامِل وِسام رُتْبَة فارِسрицар (орден)rytířridderder Ritterάντρας που κατέχει τον τίτλο του ιππότη, σερSir, caballero de una ordenaadlikنایتaatelismieschevalierאָצִיל בְּרִיטִיएक पदवीplemićlovagksatriasá sem sæmdur er riddaratigncavaliereナイト爵(영국의) 나이트, 훈작사(toks titulas)(muižnieku kārtas tituls)kesatriaanridderikke-arvelig tittel: Sirszlachcicbaronetecavalerрыцарь с титулом сэрrytiervitezvitezknight, adelsmanขุนนางsir ünvanlı kimse, şövalye爵士особа, що має титул “Sir”سر کا خطاب پانے والا معزّز فردngười được phong tước爵士
3 a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head. ridderفَرَس في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْجшах конkůňspringerder Springerάλογο (στο σκάκι)caballoratsuاسبhevonencavalierפָּרָשׁघोड़ाkonj (šah)kuda biji caturriddaricavalloチェスのナイト?체스? 나이트žirgas(šahā) zirdziņškudapaardspringerskoczekcavalocal (la şah)коньjazdeckonjkonj u šahuspringare, hästหมากรุกตัวม้าat(國際象棋中的)馬кіньشطرنج میں گھوڑے کی شکل والا مہرہquân mã)马
v
to make (a person) a knight He was knighted for his services to industry.slaan tot ridderيَمْنَح لَقَب فارِسпосвещавам в рицарствоpasovat na rytířeslå til ridderzum Ritter schlagenχρίω κπ. ιππότηdar el título de Sirrüütliks löömaبه مقام نایت مفتخر کردنlyödä ritariksi, aateloidafaire chevalierלְהַעֲנִיק תוֹאָר אָצִילपदवी देनाpromaknuti u vitezalovaggá ütmenjadikan ksatriaslá til riddarafare cavaliereナイト爵を授ける나이트 작위를 수여하다(kam) suteikti „knight“ tituląiecelt bruņinieku kārtā; piešķirt muižnieku kārtas titulumengurniakan darjah kesatriaantot ridder slaanslå/utnevne til ridderuszlachcić, nadać tytuł szlacheckiser feito cavaleiroa acor­da titlul de cavalerприсваивать дворянское званиеpasovať na rytierapovitezitiproglasiti za vitezadubba till riddare, adlaแต่งตั้งให้เป็นอัศวินşövalye unvanı vermek, şövalye yapmak封...為爵士присвоювати лицарське званняکسی کو سر کا خطاب بخشناphong tước...爵士
n ˈknighthood
the rank or title of a knight He received a knighthood from the Queen.ridderskapفُروسيَّهрицарствоrytířský titulridderskabdie Ritterwürdeο τίτλος ή η ιδιότητα του ιππότηtítulo de Sirrüütliseisusمقام نایت؛ سلحشوریritarin arvotitre de chevalierתוֹאָר אָצִילसामन्त की उपाधिviteštvolovagi ranggelar ksatriariddaratignnomina a cavaliere, cavalieratoナイトの身分나이트 작위„knight“ titulasbruņinieku kārta; muižnieku kārtapangkat kesatriaanridderorderidderskaptytuł szlacheckicavalariatitlu de cavalerрыцарское званиеrytiersky titulred vitezarang vitezariddarvärdighetตำแหน่งของอัศวินşövalyelik爵士的地位、身份лицарське званняسر کا عہدہ یا خطابtước hiệu

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