knightnoun [ C ]
uk/naɪt/us/naɪt/a man given a rank of honour by a British king or queen because of his special achievements, and who has the right to be called "Sir":
He hopes to be made a knight for his work at the Bank of England.
(in the past) a man of high social position trained to fight as a soldier on a horse:
knights in black armour
in the game of chess, a piece in the shape of a horse's head that moves two squares in one direction and then one square at an angle of 90°
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- Your king is in check from my knight.
- He was made a knight of the Order of the Garter.
- That nasty pin stopped me from moving my knight.
- The knight cast the sword far out into the lake.
- The princess was rescued by a handsome knight.
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- ennoble
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- nobleman
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
- throne
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Board games
Idiom(s)
a knight in shining armour
knightverb [ T ]
uk/naɪt/us/naɪt/to give someone the rank of knight:
He was knighted for his work with famine victims.
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Ceremonies
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- commemorate
- commencement
- induction
- initiate
- investiture
- master of ceremonies
- MC
- nuptials
- officiate
- pageant
- salute
- solemnize
- speech day
- state occasion
- swearing-in
- the red carpet
- troop
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