单词	knight of the shire
释义	knight of the shire noun plural knights of the shire 1 : a knight selected by the freeholders to represent a shire in the House of Commons especially in medieval times the knight of the shire was the connecting link between the baron and the shopkeeper T. B. Macaulay 2 : a parliamentary representative from a shire or county as distinguished from a representative of a city or a borough the number of knights of the shire was increased to 159 T. E. May Word History Etymology Middle English
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