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Knight

speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
with an
who had
as a
and squire.
In Feudalism & People:
An
and
of the Middle Ages.
In Law:
A person
to provide
of an
in
's fee.
In People:
A person on whom a
has been
by a monarch.
In People:
A
,
and
to a
cause or
interest.
In Chess:
A
, often in the
of a horse's
, that is
two
and one
that
in a
,
over any
s.
In Card games & People:
A
the
of a
; the
or jack.
In Entomology & Satyrine butterflies:
Any of various
of the
Ypthima.
In Euagarics:
Any
to
Tricholoma.

Verb

In Chess:
To
(a
) to a knight.

Name

An English
as an
who was a
soldier.
A
in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
A
on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

knight
English
arrow
knight
Middle English (1100-1500)
knighten
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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