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Word: Knight
Speech Type: Noun
Old English cniht ‘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
nʌɪt
(in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armour.
Short Definition:man who served lord as mounted soldier
(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.
Short Definition:man awarded non-hereditary title ‘Sir’
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. Each player starts the game with two knights.
Short Definition:chess piece with horse's head
Word: Knight
Speech Type: Verb
nʌɪt
invest (someone) with the title of knight
Short Definition:give title of knight to
Examples:- he was knighted for his services to industry
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