Knight
31knight — knight1 [ naıt ] noun count 1. ) in the past, a European soldier from a high social class who wore a suit of ARMOR (=a metal suit) and rode a horse a ) a man in the U.K. who has been given an honor called a knighthood and can use the title Sir… …
32knight — [[t]na͟ɪt[/t]] knights, knighting, knighted 1) N COUNT In medieval times, a knight was a man of noble birth, who served his king or lord in battle. 2) VERB: usu passive If someone is knighted, they are given a knighthood. [be V ed] He was… …
33knight — noun 1》 (in the Middle Ages) a man raised to honourable military rank after service as a page and squire. ↘(also knight of the shire) historical a gentleman representing a shire or county in Parliament. ↘literary a man devoted to a cause… …
34knight — A knight in modern times would normally be addressed as ‘Sir’ + first name. Shakespearean knights are often addressed as ‘knight’, ‘my dear knight’, ‘sweet knight’, etc. There are thirteen instances of such usage in Twelfth Night, for example …
35knight — noun 1 in the Middle Ages ADJECTIVE ▪ medieval ▪ chivalrous, noble ▪ brave, valiant ▪ armoured/armored ▪ …
36knight — knight1 [naıt] n [: Old English; Origin: cniht] 1.) a man with a high rank in the past who was trained to fight while riding a horse ▪ knights in armour →↑white knight 2.) a man who has received a ↑knighthood and has the title ↑sir before his… …
37knight — /naɪt / (say nuyt) noun 1. (in medieval Europe) a. (originally) a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior. b. (later) a man, usually of noble birth, who, after an apprenticeship as page and squire, was raised to honourable military rank… …
38knight — In English law, the next personal dignity after the nobility. Of knights there are several orders and degrees. The first in rank are knights of the Garter, instituted by Richard I and improved by Edward III in 1344; next follows a knight… …
39knight — In English law, the next personal dignity after the nobility. Of knights there are several orders and degrees. The first in rank are knights of the Garter, instituted by Richard I and improved by Edward III in 1344; next follows a knight… …
40knight — British a person associated with any illegal, taboo, or despised occupation A source of much former wit. A knight of Hornsey was a cuckold, punning on the London borough and the horn of cuckoldry; a knight of the road was a mounted… …
