English to English
knight
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noun (n)
- originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A young servant or follower; a military attendant.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- raise (someone) to knighthood(verb.social)Example:
The Beatles were knighted.
source: wordnet30 - To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---.(verb)source: webster1913