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WIKTIONARY
knight
Noun
  • A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.
  • A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
  • Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
  • 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. chess
  • A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. card games, dated
Verb
  • To confer knighthood upon. transitive
  • To promote (a pawn) to a knight. chess, transitive
Knight
Proper noun
  • An English status surname for someone who was a mounted soldier.