Definisjon av knight på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
knight - originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
		male aristocrat a man who is an aristocrat
		carpet knight a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)
		bachelor-at-arms, knight bachelor, bachelor a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
		banneret, knight banneret, knight of the square flag a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
		knight of the round table in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court
		knight-errant a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
		templar, knight templar a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
knight - a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
		horse
		chess piece, chessman any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
Verb
knight - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
		dub
		ennoble, entitle, gentle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

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Substantiv
knight - A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.
knight - A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
knight - Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
knight - A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
knight - A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
Verb
knight - To confer knighthood upon.
knight - To promote a pawn to a knight.

A knight was a member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe who followed a code of law called "chivalry". In other Indo-European languages, cognates of cavalier or rider are more prevalent, suggesting a connection to the knight's mode of transport. Since antiquity a position of honour and prestige has been held by mounted warriors such as the Greek hippeus and the Roman eques, and knighthood in the Middle Ages was inextricably linked with horsemanship.

knight
A piece in the game of chess often shaped to resemble the head of a horse.
knight
A title of nobilty or gentility applied exclusively to males, originating in the Middle Ages. Their principal duty was to fight as heavy cavalry.