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   Knight

   /nīt/

   

   noun

   • 1. (in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor.
   • ▪ (in the Middle Ages) a man raised by a sovereign to honorable military rank after service as a page and squire.
   • ▪ a man devoted to the service of a woman or a cause: literary "in all your quarrels I will be your knight"
   • ▪ (in ancient Rome) a member of the class of equites.
   • ▪ (in ancient Greece) a citizen of the second class in Athens.
   • 2. (in the UK) a man awarded a nonhereditary title by the sovereign in recognition of merit or service and entitled to use the honorific “Sir” in front of his name.
   • 3. a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a horse's head, that moves by jumping to the opposite corner of a rectangle two squares by three.

   verb

   • 1. invest (someone) with the title of knight: "he was knighted for his services to industry"

   Word Origin Old Englishcniht ‘boy, youth, servant’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knecht and German Knecht. knight (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the mid 16th century; the uses relating to Greek and Roman history derive from comparison with medieval knights.

   Derivatives

   • 1. knightlike adjective

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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.

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   What is a knight in the Middle Ages?

   • The primary sense of the term in Europe in the Middle Ages is “knights,” or “fully armed and mounted fighting men.” Thence the term came to mean the gallantry and honour expected of knights. Later the word came to be used in its general sense of “courtesy.” In English law “ chivalry ” meant the tenure of land by knights’ service.

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   Who bestows a hereditary knighthood?

   • The Royal House of Portugal historically bestowed hereditary knighthoods to holders of the highest ranks in the Royal Orders. Today, the head of the Royal House of Portugal Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, bestows hereditary knighthoods for extraordinary acts of sacrifice and service to the Royal House.

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   Who is eligible for a knighthood?

   • King George V was the first British monarch to establish the order in 1917, and any citizen of the British Empire and its Commonwealth countries is eligible to receive an OBE, CBE, DBE, MBE, or BEM. With more than 100 years of honors given, more than 100,000 people, many of whom are actors, have received a knighthood or damehood.

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   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.

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   (usually humorous) a man who saves somebody, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation. She's still waiting for a knight in shining armour to come and rescue her. See knight in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: knight. Definition of knight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   A knight is a man who serves a lord or a sovereign, or who is honored for his achievements. Learn about the history, ranks, and types of knights, and how to use the word in different contexts.