knight
Speech parts
1. knight - Noun
2. knight - Verb
3. Knight - Proper noun
Meaning
A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
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.
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.
A champion; a partisan; a lover.
A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.
A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
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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The Beatles were knighted
10. We pray that no man under the degree of a knight or esquire keep a dove house, except it hath been of an old ancient custom.
27. We pray that no lord, knight, or gentleman shall have or take in form any spiritual promotion.
According to Harley, the Joker has never truly loved anyone other than Batman, and everything he does is about his obsession with the Dark Knight.
According to DC Comics' October solicitations, Gotham City begins to recover from the devastation caused by " The Joker War" and the horrors witnessed--and the changes that will come as a result will begin a bold new direction for the Dark Knight.
2008 television movie and sequel main On September 26, 2007, NBC announced that it was creating a two-hour backdoor pilot to air later that season. citation In the new version, Justin Bruening stars as the estranged son of Michael Knight, Mike Traceur.