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Knight
Knight
n.
A
young
servant
or
follower
; a
military
attendant
.
Knight
n.
In
feudal
times
, a
man
-at-
arms
serving
on
horseback
and
admitted
to a
certain
military
rank
with
special
ceremonies
,
including
an
oath
to
protect
the
distressed
,
maintain
the
right
,
and
live
a
stainless
life
.
Knight
n.
One
on
whom
knighthood
, a
dignity
next
below
that
of
baronet
, is
conferred
by
the
sovereign
,
entitling
him
to be
addressed
as
Sir
; as,
Sir
John
.
Knight
n.
A
champion
; a
partisan
; a
lover
.
Knight
n.
A
piece
used
in
the
game
of
chess
,
usually
bearing
a
horse
's
head
.
Knight
n.
A
playing
card
bearing
the
figure
of a
knight
;
the
knave
or
jack
.
Knight
v. t.
To
dub
or
create
(
one
) a
knight
;
done
in
England
by
the
sovereign
only
,
who
taps
the
kneeling
candidate
with
a
sword
,
saying
:
Rise
,
Sir
-.
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