knights

knight

K0089700 (nīt)n.1. a. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.b. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.c. A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.2. A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.3. a. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.b. The devoted champion of a lady.4. Abbr. Kt or N Games A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse's head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square.tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights To raise (a person) to knighthood.

[Middle English, from Old English cniht.]

knight′ly adj. & adv.knight′li·ness n.

knights

on one's high horse - At one time, knights, kings, and other VIPs rode on chargers, while ladies and others rode on smaller saddle horses, begetting the phrase "on one's high horse."
full tilt - Meaning "full speed," it is from the encounter at full gallop of knights in a tilt (lance combat).

单词	knights
释义	knights knight K0089700 (nīt)n.1. a. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.b. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.c. A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.2. A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.3. a. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.b. The devoted champion of a lady.4. Abbr. Kt or N Games A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse's head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square.tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights To raise (a person) to knighthood. [Middle English, from Old English cniht.] knight′ly adj. & adv.knight′li·ness n. knights on one's high horse - At one time, knights, kings, and other VIPs rode on chargers, while ladies and others rode on smaller saddle horses, begetting the phrase "on one's high horse." full tilt - Meaning "full speed," it is from the encounter at full gallop of knights in a tilt (lance combat). EncyclopediaSeeknight
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