| knight |
noun |
A young servant or follower; a military attendant., In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life., One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John., A champion; a partisan; a lover., A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse’s head., A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack., To dub or create (one) a knight; — done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir —. |