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knight en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnʌɪ̯t/
  • /ˈnəɪ̯t/
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈnɐɪ̯t/
  • /ˈnaɪ̯t/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈnaɪ̯t] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈnɑ̟ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈnɒɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈnɑɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈnəɪ̯t]
  • [ˈnɒ̈ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈnʌɪ̯t]
  • [ˈnɜɪ̯t]
  • /ˈnɜɪ̯t/
  • [ˈnɐɪ̯t]

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (historical) A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
    • Not all knights held fiefs, and it was not unusual for knights to buy themselves freedom from the obligations of the fief, or even to abscond with the arms provided by their lord, becoming a part of the large number of unenfeoffed, wandering knights available for hire […] 2001, Michael S. Drake, Problematics of Military Power: Government, Discipline and the Subject of Violence, →ISBN, page 97:
  2. (historical) A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
  3. (broadly) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
    • King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
    • There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady. One is 14th century, the other 15th century. The earlier knight wears chain mail and his lady has long, flowing hair. The later knight has plate armour, and his wife wears a wimple. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 54:
  4. (historical) A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate held in knight's fee.
  5. (modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
  6. (literary) A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
  7. 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.
    • The knight may move to one of the squares nearest to that on which it stands but not on the same rank, file or diagonal. […] There are two knights, on the squares g1 and e1, and one of them moves to the square f3: either Ngf3 or Nef3, as the case may be. 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, pages 5, 22:
  8. (dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
  9. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.
  10. (modern) Any mushroom belonging to genus Tricholoma.
  11. A species of nymphalid butterfly, Lebadea martha, found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
    • We have knights and barons butterflies in Singapore. 2023 June 6, Alan OwYong, “Butterflies of Chiang Mai.”, in Wild Asia (blog), archived from the original on 28 Jun 2026:
    • The Knight is a rather common species on Pulau Ubin and is regular seen on various parts of the island. 2020 December 13, Khew SK, “Butterfly of the Month - December 2020”, in Butterflies of Singapore (blog), archived from the original on 28 Jun 2026:
    • The Knight is quite common in the Srimangal forests, especially along the beds of dry or flowing streams. 2004, Torben Bjørn Larsen, “Nymphalidae”, in Butterflies of Bangladesh: An Annotated Checklist, →ISBN, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2026, Tribe Parthenini, page 98:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
knights Number=Plur lexicographic
knyght alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Coordinates

knight's fee · knight service

Deriveds

knight wager (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight Bachelor (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightess (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightify (Terms derived from the noun knight) · scaly knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's milfoil (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-erratic (Terms derived from the noun knight) · silver knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · bitter knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Tolleshunt Knights (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Thistle (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-service (Terms derived from the noun knight) · gray knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightress (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of Justice (Terms derived from the noun knight) · yellow knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · carpet knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight banneret (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the industry (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-head (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the rainbow (Terms derived from the noun knight) · unknight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Round Table (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the cue (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightly (Terms derived from the noun knight) · orange knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight marshal (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightfully (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-errant (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the post (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the cleaver (Terms derived from the noun knight) · ale-knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the needle (Terms derived from the noun knight) · burnt knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · beknight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Spur (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the hammer (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's fee (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the wheel (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the pestle (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the stick (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Military Knight of Windsor (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Four Knights Game (Terms derived from the noun knight) · giant knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · white-knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · merknight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-wife (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightlike (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knights of Columbus (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight Templar (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the green baize (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight anole (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the blade (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-errantry (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the knife (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightling (Terms derived from the noun knight) · white knight syndrome (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of Grace (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the field (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the green cloth (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the carpet (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight baronet (Terms derived from the noun knight) · upright knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight Marshal (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the shears (Terms derived from the noun knight) · black knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the pen (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight adventurer (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knights of Labor (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Garter (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of adventurers (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight bachelor (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the collar (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the vapour (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knightsbridge (Terms derived from the noun knight) · deceiving knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · ashen knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the square flag (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-weed (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knighthood (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the grammar (Terms derived from the noun knight) · whiteknight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's cross (Terms derived from the noun knight) · girdled knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knighthead (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the chamber (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of Malta (Terms derived from the noun knight) · birch knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight in shining armor (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-money (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-marshal (Terms derived from the noun knight) · poplar knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight caligate of arms (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's woundwort (Terms derived from the noun knight) · scented knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight caligate (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the quill (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knights of Pythias (Terms derived from the noun knight) · soapy knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · grey knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · blue-spot knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the order of the fork (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightage (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the shire (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Bath (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight adventurous (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightwise (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight in shining armour (Terms derived from the noun knight) · silver knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of Parliament (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Green Knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the spigot (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of arms (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the elbow (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's water-sengreen (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the road (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of St Crispin (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's move (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Commonty (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of Rhodes (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's progress (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-banneret (Terms derived from the noun knight) · dark-scaled knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the whipping-post (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Rueful Countenance (Terms derived from the noun knight) · chemical knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the whip (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Dark Knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightless (Terms derived from the noun knight) · elf-knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's wort (Terms derived from the noun knight) · white knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-bairn (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the pencil (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's star (Terms derived from the noun knight) · sulphur knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of the Shire (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Naval Knights of Windsor (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight service (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the brush (Terms derived from the noun knight) · belted knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightlet (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of Windsor (Terms derived from the noun knight) · imperial knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightdom (Terms derived from the noun knight) · Knight of St John (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight brother (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightmare (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight's pondwort (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knightship (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of the thimble (Terms derived from the noun knight) · matt knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · burnt knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · learning-knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight-cross (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight errant (Terms derived from the noun knight) · knight of industry (Terms derived from the noun knight) · yellowing knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · booted knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · dusky knight (Terms derived from the noun knight) · lance-knight (Terms derived from the noun knight)

Hyponyms

knight banneret · dusky knight · banneret

Relateds

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Synonyms

horse (chess piece)

Translations (292)

gl cabalo (chess piece) · bg ри́цар (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · frm chevalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · uk богати́р (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · fo riddari (chess piece) · jv jaran (chess piece) · pal SWSYA (asp) (chess piece) · km សេះ (chess piece) · th ม้า (chess piece) · tt ат (chess piece) · sk rytier (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · et rüütel (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · nn springar (chess piece) · sq kalorës (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · be ры́цар (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sl vitez (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ky ат (chess piece) · sh ска̀ка̄ч (chess piece) · cmn 騎士 /骑士 (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ca cavall (chess piece) · nv hashkééjí naatʼááh (chess piece) · cmn 騎士 /骑士 (chess piece) · enm knyght (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ms kesatria (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · vi(chess piece) · el ιππότης (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · de Rössel (chess piece) · az cəngavər (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · mk ритер (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · zza sahsuar (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · pro cavalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · fro chevalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ro cal (chess piece) · mk витез (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · uk ли́цар (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · th อัศวิน (chess piece) · hi राउल (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · nn riddar (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · el ιππότης (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · my မြင်း (chess piece) · el ίππος (chess piece) · tr at (chess piece) · ug سېر ئۇنۋانى (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ja 騎士 (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · eu zaldi (chess piece) · th อัศวิน (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · es caballera (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · bg кон (chess piece) · hi घोड़ा (chess piece) · tr şövalye (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · da ridder (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · gd ridire (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ko 나이트 (chess piece) · it cavallo (chess piece) · es caballera (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · sh kȍnj (chess piece) · be багаты́р (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ru ры́царь (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · mt kavallier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ga ridire (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · sv häst (chess piece) · ka მხედარი (chess piece) · gl cabaleira (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ko 기사 (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · enm chivaler (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · kk сері (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · nn hest (chess piece) · ks گُر (chess piece) · sl konj (chess piece) · sk jazdec (chess piece) · uz ritsar (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · gl cabaleira (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · is riddari (chess piece) · ug ئات (chess piece) · mn морь (chess piece) · sw jemadari (chess piece) · uz asp (chess piece) · ckb سوارا (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · lo ມ້າ (chess piece) · yue 騎士 /骑士 (chess piece) · az at (chess piece) · cs jezdec (chess piece) · he אַבִּיר (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · el άλογο (chess piece) · br marc'heg (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · tg асп (chess piece) · km អស្វឫទ្ធិ (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · cmn 大俠 /大侠 (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · it cavaliere (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ur نائِٹ (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ug چەۋەنداز (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · sw farasi (chess piece) · sh ви̏те̄з (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · cmn 騎士 /骑士 (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ko 나이트 (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · es caballero (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · be ве́ршнік (chess piece) · ka რაინდი (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · fi ritari (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ga ridire (chess piece) · yue 馬 /马 (chess piece) · da hest (chess piece) · eo ĉevalo (chess piece) · ky рыцарь (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · hy ասպետ (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · zza sowalya (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ru конь (chess piece) · nb ridder (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · az rıtsar (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · nl paard (chess piece) · yi ריטער (chess piece) · hu(chess piece) · nb ridder (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · is riddari (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ro cavaler (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ru ви́тязь (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · mrw kabayo (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · pt cavalo (chess piece) · gmh rîtære (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · pro cavaller (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · kmr siwarî (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · es caballero (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · he פָּרָשׁ (chess piece) · uz ot (chess piece) · pl koń (chess piece) · tg баҳодур (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · lt riteris (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ar فَرَس (chess piece) · rup caballeru (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · scn cavaleri (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ur سَوار (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · prs اَسْب (chess piece) · fi ritari (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sh skàkāč (chess piece) · la eques (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · lt žirgas (chess piece) · cmn 馬 /马 (chess piece) · mk витез (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · fur cavalîr (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · fy ridder (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · gv reejerey (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · gmh ritter (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sv springare (chess piece) · id ksatria (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ia cavaliero (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · mr नाइट (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · kw marghoges (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · nl ridder (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · pt cavaleiro (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · sh vȉtēz (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · es caballo (chess piece) · gl cabaleiro (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ml കുതിര (chess piece) · mk рицар (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · lv zirdziņš (chess piece) · eu zaldun (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ja ナイト (chess piece) · be лы́цар (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sh витез (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · uk ли́цар (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ar فَارِس (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · tg ритсар (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · lv bruņinieks (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · zza bergir (diq) (chess piece) · ja 騎士 (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · be ко́ннік (chess piece) · ca cavaller (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · yi ריטער (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · nb hest (chess piece) · eu zaldun (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · uk кінь (chess piece) · da springer (chess piece) · tl kabalyero (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · tk at (chess piece) · nl ridder (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · be ко́ньнік (chess piece) · oc cavalièr (chess piece) · kk сері (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · km សាទិន (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · af perd (chess piece) · kmr şovalye (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · fi ratsu (chess piece) · nn riddar (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · hi नाइट (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · mr घोडा (chess piece) · fa-ira اَسْب (chess piece) · he פָּרָשׁ (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · hi बहादुर (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ang ridda (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · be ві́цязь (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ta குதிரை (chess piece) · de Pferd (chess piece) · it cavaliere (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · la mīlitāris (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sk víťaz (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · kw marghek (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · da ridder (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · lo ອັດສະວິນ (chess piece) · cy marchog (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ko 기사 (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ja ナイト (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · enm knyght (chess piece) · he אַבִּיר (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ru богаты́рь (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · tl maginoo (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sl vitez (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · gl cabaleiro (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · cs vítěz (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · mi toa (chess piece) · ro cavaler (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ka რაინდი (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ca cavaller (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ru ры́царь (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · fa-ira شَهْسَوار (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · pl skoczek (chess piece) · ja 桂馬 (chess piece) · zza aspar (diq) (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sk rytier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · km អស្វឫទ្ធិ (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · eo kavaliro (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · enm knyght (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · id kuda (chess piece) · ar حِصَان (chess piece) · af ridder (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · de Rössl (chess piece) · pl rycerz (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · uk ви́тязь (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · yi זקן (chess piece) · oj zhiimaaganish (chess piece) · pl konik (chess piece) · ur شَہَہ سَوار (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · gmh rîter (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · kk ат (chess piece) · pt cavaleiro (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sv knekt (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · nds-de ridder (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · fr chevalier (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · hu lovag (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · de Ritter (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · es équite (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sl skakač (chess piece) · cs rytíř (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sq kalë (chess piece) · sv riddare (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · de Springer (chess piece) · hy ձի (chess piece) · cmn 爵士 (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · hy ասպետ (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · uk ри́цар (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · hi शूरवीर (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · io kavaliero (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · yi שפּרינגער (chess piece) · bn ঘোড়া (chess piece) · de Ross (chess piece) · hu huszár (chess piece) · be ры́цар (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · cs rytíř (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · eo kavaliro (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · mk коњ (chess piece) · ia cavallero (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · et ratsu (chess piece) · lo ອັດສະວິນ (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · pl raciądz (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ms kuda (chess piece) · fr cavalier (chess piece) · sh ко̏њ (chess piece) · es équite (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · sv riddare (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · pl kawaler (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · be конь (chess piece) · nb springer (chess piece) · tr şövalye (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · fr chevalier (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · sq kalorëse (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · la mīles (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · is riddari (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · bg ри́цар (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · gmh riter (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ur گھوڑا (chess piece) · vi hiệp sĩ (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ug چەۋەنداز (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · gd ridire (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · id ksatria (person on whom a knighthood has been conferred) · ga ridire (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · ur بَہادُر (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · de Ritter (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · af ruiter (chess piece) · wym rycyż (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · lb Sprénger (chess piece) · sh vitez (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · fa-ira شُوالِیِه (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) · pl rycerz (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)

wikidata: Q136

knight en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnʌɪ̯t/
  • /ˈnəɪ̯t/
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈnɐɪ̯t/
  • /ˈnaɪ̯t/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈnaɪ̯t] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈnɑ̟ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈnɒɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈnɑɪ̯t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈnəɪ̯t]
  • [ˈnɒ̈ɪ̯t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈnʌɪ̯t]
  • [ˈnɜɪ̯t]
  • /ˈnɜɪ̯t/
  • [ˈnɐɪ̯t]

Etymology

From Middle English knighten, kniȝten, from the noun. Cognate with Middle High German knehten.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To confer knighthood upon.
    • Highborn boys were sent off to another noble household at the age of about seven, to serve strenuously as pages and later as esquires to their lord before they themselves were knighted, looked around for a "lady" and incidentally got married and produced more knightlets, whom they never got to know at all well. 1971, Clayton C. Barbeau, Future of the family:
    • The king knighted the young squire.
  2. (transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

Forms

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knighted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knighted Tense=Past lexicographic
knights Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
knighting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

knighting (Terms derived from the verb to knight) · unknighted (Terms derived from the verb to knight) · knightable (Terms derived from the verb to knight) · knighted (Terms derived from the verb to knight)

Relateds

baronet · paladin

Synonyms

beknight · dub

Translations (21)

da slå til ridder (to confer a knighthood upon) · he העניק תואר אבירות (to confer a knighthood upon) · bg произведа в рицар (to confer a knighthood upon) · pt dar o título de cavaleiro (to confer a knighthood upon) · fr faire chevalier (to confer a knighthood upon) · zza sowalya kerden (to confer a knighthood upon) · hu lovaggá üt (to confer a knighthood upon) · mk прогласува за витез (to confer a knighthood upon) · mi whakanaiti (to confer a knighthood upon) · ru посвяща́ть в ры́цари (to confer a knighthood upon) · fa شوالیه کردن (to confer a knighthood upon) · sv dubba (to confer a knighthood upon) · yi באַריטערן (to confer a knighthood upon) · cs pasovat (to confer a knighthood upon) · eo kavaliri (to confer a knighthood upon) · et rüütliks lööma (to confer a knighthood upon) · fi lyödä ritariksi (to confer a knighthood upon) · nl ridderen (to confer a knighthood upon) · de zum Ritter schlagen (to confer a knighthood upon) · bg произвеждам в рицар (to confer a knighthood upon) · es acaballar (to confer a knighthood upon)