knight
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1. a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | chess piece, chessman, |
definition | : | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | chess, chess game, |
definition | : | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king (noun.act) |
2. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit (noun.person)
hypernym | : | male aristocrat, |
definition | : | a man who is an aristocrat (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | carpet knight, |
definition | : | a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | knight-errant, |
definition | : | a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | knight templar, templar, |
definition | : | a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | geraint, sir geraint, |
definition | : | (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table (noun.person) |
3. raise (someone) to knighthood (verb.social)
hypernym | : | ennoble, entitle, gentle, |
definition | : | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility (verb.social) |
4. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit (noun.person)
derivation | : | dub, knight, |
definition | : | raise (someone) to knighthood (verb.social) |
derivation | : | chivalric, knightly, medieval, |
definition | : | characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages (adj.all) |
5. raise (someone) to knighthood (verb.social)
derivation | : | knight, |
definition | : | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit (noun.person) |
6. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit (noun.person)
derivation | : | dub, knight, |
definition | : | raise (someone) to knighthood (verb.social) |
derivation | : | chivalric, knightly, medieval, |
definition | : | characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages (adj.all) |
7. raise (someone) to knighthood (verb.social)
derivation | : | knight, |
definition | : | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit (noun.person) |
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