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knight

UK/naɪt/ US/ˈnaɪ̯t/ common literary
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

a chessman in the shape of a horse''s head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

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verb

1.

raise (someone) to knighthood

  • “The Beatles were knighted”
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Origin

From Middle English knight, knyght, kniht, from Old English cniht (“boy; servant, knight”), from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Phrases

  • ashen knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • belted knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • birch knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • bitter knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • black knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • blue-spot knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • booted knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • burnt knight Terms derived from the noun knight
  • Knight-Darwin law
  • Knightian uncertainty
  • Knights Hill
  • Knights Landing

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