knight

noun

\ ˈnīt

Definition of knight

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a(1) : a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior especially : a man ceremonially inducted into special military rank usually after completing service as page and squire

(2) : a man honored by a sovereign for merit and in Great Britain ranking below a baronet

(3) : a person of antiquity equal to a knight in rank

b : a man devoted to the service of a lady as her attendant or champion

c : a member of an order or society

2 : either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to make an L-shaped move of two squares in one row and one square in a perpendicular row over squares that may be occupied

knight

verb

knighted; knighting; knights

Definition of knight (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to make a knight of

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Examples of knight in a Sentence

Noun He was made a knight. Verb He is to be knighted by the Queen for his career as an actor.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The aforementioned Max von Sydow goes medieval in the aforementioned Ingmar Bergman’s fantastical 1957 fable about a knight returning home from the Crusades. — Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Finally, a decade in, a feistier knight emerged, Paul Volcker. — French Hill And Amity Shlaes, WSJ, 29 July 2022 The first was a series based on his relatively lighthearted Dunk and Egg novellas, which follow a knight who wanders Westeros with a young squire. — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2022 High school plus an evil knight threatening to destroy magic? — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 19 July 2022 Everyone’s favorite panda Po, voiced by Jack Black, returns to team up with an Enligh knight on a perilous quest to rescue magical weapons, restore reputations and save the world (again). — Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 Legendary warrior Po teams up with an elite English knight on a global quest to rescue magical weapons, restore his reputation — and save the world! — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 July 2022 The outlaw knight Beric Dondarrion—who Thoros has resurrected numerous times—gives up his lifeforce to raise Catelyn instead. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 July 2022 The chess puzzle could be recast as a graph where each knight can move to a neighboring unoccupied space, and a solution could be seen more easily. — New York Times, 5 July 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Also, a 100-year-old former British army officer who raised $40 million for Britain’s National Health Service will be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. — Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 20 May 2020 He has also been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his chemical endeavors. — Jessica Chia, Allure, 29 Apr. 2020 Dalglish was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2018 for services to football and charity. — CNN, 12 Apr. 2020 At the age of ninety-three, Wodehouse was finally knighted. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 Tom knighted — but no word yet on official ceremony The 100-year-old hero fundraiser, Capt. — NBC News, 21 May 2020 To thank them for saving her kingdom, Queen Alianor (Emilie Cocquerel) knighted the young novices as Lavinia looked on. — Jean Bentley, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020 So to be anointed in that way is like getting a blessing from the Pope or being knighted by the Queen. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019 An archaeology student in the 1970s and a diver who spends his spare time on nautical archaeology projects, he was knighted by Spain in 1999 for his efforts in this case. — Chad Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2017 See More

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