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| 1. | [ noun ] originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit | |
| Related terms: | male_aristocrat knight-errant Gawain Knight_Templar knight_bachelor knight_banneret Galahad Lancelot geraint knight_of_the_round_table carpet_knight dub | |
| 2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 155 | |
| 3. | [ verb ] raise (someone) to knighthood | |
| Examples: | "The Beatles were knighted" |
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| Related terms: | ennoble | |
| 4. | [ verb ] raise (someone) to knighthood | |
| Synonyms: | dub | |
| Examples: | "The Beatles were knighted" |
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| Related terms: | appoint ennoble | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chess,games) a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | |
| Synonyms: | horse | |
| Related terms: | chessman | |
| Similar spelling: |
Knights Knighton knightly Knightia Knighten Knecht |
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