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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
A
young
servant
or
follower
; a
trained
military
attendant
in service
of a lord.
●
A
minor
nobleman
with an
honourable
military rank
who had
served
as a
page
and squire.
●
In Feudalism & People:
An
armored
and
mounted
warrior
of the Middle Ages.
●
In Law:
A person
obliged
to provide
knight service
in exchange for
maintenance
of an
estate
held
in
knight
's fee.
●
In People:
A person on whom a
knighthood
has been
conferred
by a monarch.
●
In People:
A
brave
,
chivalrous
and
honorable
man
devoted
to a
noble
cause or
love
interest.
●
In Chess:
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
piece
s.
●
In Card games & People:
A
playing card
bearing
the
figure
of a
knight
; the
knave
or jack.
●
In Entomology & Satyrine butterflies:
Any of various
nymphalid
butterflies
of the
genus
Ypthima.
●
In Euagarics:
Any
mushroom
belonging
to
genus
Tricholoma.
Verb
●
To
confer
knighthood
upon.
●
In Chess:
To
promote
(a
pawn
) to a knight.
Name
●
An English
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for someone
who was a
mounted
soldier.
●
A
town
in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
●
A
settlement
on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
knight
English
knight
Middle English (1100-1500)
knighten
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
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Byte
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Nite
Kite
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Twite
Spite
White
Trite
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Sprite
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Invite
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Sprite
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Hilite
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Flight
Tonite
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Excite
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Rewrite
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Requite
Tonight
Relight
Alright
Sleight
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Parasite
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Highlight
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