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- Dictionaryknight/nʌɪt/
noun
- 1. (in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armour.
- 2. (in the UK) a man awarded a non-hereditary title by the sovereign in recognition of merit or service and entitled to use the honorific ‘Sir’ in front of his name.
verb
- 1. invest (someone) with the title of knight: "he was knighted for his services to industry"
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Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word knight, which can be a noun or a verb. A knight is a mounted warrior, a chess piece, or a person honored by a sovereign.
Learn the meaning of knight as a noun and a verb in British and American English. Find out how to use knight in different contexts, such as history, chess, and idiom.
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. a heroic champion of a lady or of a cause or principle. a member of the Roman class of the equites.
Traditionally the noun knight means someone born of the nobility and trained to fight, usually in heavy metal armor. If a king decides to knight you, that means the king wants to make you into a knight.
Learn the meaning of knight as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Find out the history and origin of knight in medieval times, chess, and modern honors.
Learn the meaning of knight as a historical figure, a title of honour, and a chess piece. See pictures, pronunciation, idioms, and collocations of knight.
n. 1. a. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder. b. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire. c.
