knight
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definition
verb
He was knighted in 2003 for services to public life in Scotland.
invest (someone) with the title of knight.
noun
The crossbow was really the first hand-held weapon that could be used by an untrained soldier to injure or kill a knight in plate armour.
(in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor.
Counts, knights , barons and marquesses gathered in the guilded ballroom of the hotel to mark the focal event of the aristocratic social calendar.
(in the UK) a man awarded a nonhereditary title by the sovereign in recognition of merit or service and entitled to use the honorific “Sir” in front of his name.
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Few castles can boast the historic pedigree of Cathcart, which dates back to the days of Sir Alan Cathcart, a 'knight' who served with Robert the Bruce.
In other words, the colors red and white seem to represent the 'knight' and his female beloved, respectively.
He would become her 'knight' and devote himself to her service, though his passion for her would rarely be consummated.
In return for this, William generously made the great English earl a Norman 'knight' .
He moved his 'knight' forward and deftly captured one of her pawns.
He was offering himself as my protector, my 'knight' , and it moved me deeply.
The crossbow was really the first hand-held weapon that could be used by an untrained soldier to injure or kill a 'knight' in plate armour.
The next day we see one grandmaster leaving a 'knight' unprotected and another thrusting his pawn to a sure death.
In 1925 Asquith accepted a peerage as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and was created a 'knight' of the garter shortly afterwards.
Top tip for Birthday Honours - Timothy West will become a 'knight' of the realm.
The 'knight' or Miles was the lowest of the military elite, a well equipped and well trained fighting man similar to the Saxon thegn or huscarl.
Leading the North Yorkshire awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, published today, is the county's newest 'knight' , Sir Robert Ogden.
In chess, if you move your 'knight' on to a pawn's square, the pawn's a goner.
Indeed, the 'knight' is the only chess piece that covers an asymmetrical pattern of squares.
The order became defunct with the death of its last 'knight' , HRH The Duke of Gloucester, in 1974.
In one of Chaucer's earliest poems, The Book of the Duchess, a 'knight' is overheard in the forest lamenting the death of his lady.
Jerome rubbed his chin, and after a few minutes of thought, moved his 'knight' , capturing Adam's last bishop.
The primary service was military duty as a mounted 'knight' .
in all your quarrels I will be your 'knight'
Usually, a minor 'knight' might hold a few acres from a baron, who in turn held the land from a count or earl, who in turn held large tracts of the king.
in all your quarrels I will be your 'knight'
These were made up of ‘feudal’ levies, in which the 'knight' owed service to his lord in return for land.
As the name suggests it concerns itself with chivalry, honour and 'knightly' contests.
England's wars, waged successfully by humble bowmen as well as 'knights' and noblemen, created among all ranks a self-confidence that warmed English hearts.
Norman Wisdom proved he had earned a place in the nation's heart after being 'knighted' by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
If you are a woman, you may identify a little more with the concept of the ideal man, the 'knight in shining armour' , the one who will sweep us off our feet and change our lives for ever.
Somerset's early career was in Wolsey's service and he was 'knighted' in France in 1523.
He is the only Australian to have been 'knighted' for services to cricket.
By November, Godfrey could command only about three hundred 'knights' and a few thousand foot soldiers.
He received numerous honours, including the OBE in 1961, and he was 'knighted' in 1974.
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