Knight - Definition

knight

n 1: originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and
chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the
sovereign for personal merit
2: a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move
two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
[syn: knight, horse]
v 1: raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
[syn: knight, dub]

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