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Word: knight
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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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