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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.
  • chess A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
  • Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.

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Proper noun:

  • An English status surname for someone who was a mounted soldier.

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Verb:

  • transitive To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
  • transitive To confer knighthood upon.

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