knight

Nouns

  • (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
  • (n) a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) horse,

Verbs

  • (v) raise (someone) to knighthood
    • The Beatles were knighted
    dub,

Synonyms

dub horse

Words of close approximity

knight bachelor knight banneret knight-errant knight errantry knighthood Knightia knightliness knightly Knight of the Round Table knight of the square flag knight's service Knight Templar