Knight

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Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Translations 2.2.1 Translations to be checked 3 Verb 3.1 Translations 3.2 Derived terms

Pronunciation

• nīt, /naɪt/, /naIt/

  Homophones: night, nite

  Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

knight (knights)

1. A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.
2. Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
3. (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.

Synonyms

• (chess piece): horse (rare)

Translations

warrior, especially of the Middle Ages

Danish: ridder Dutch: ridder Esperanto: kavaliro Finnish: ritari French: chevalier m German: Ritter m Italian: cavaliere m

Japanese: 騎士 (きし, kishi) Persian: شهسوار (shahsavar) Polish: rycerz m Slovak: rytier m Slovene: vitez m Spanish: caballero m Swedish: knekt c

person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch

chess piece

Dutch: paard Esperanto: ĉevalo Finnish: ratsu German: Springer m Italian: cavallo m

Japanese: 桂馬 (けいま, keima) Persian: اسب (asb) Polish: skoczek m Portuguese: cavalo m Slovak: jazdec m Slovene: konj m, skakač m Swedish: springare c, häst c

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate tables above.

• Czech: rytíř m
• Old English: cniht
• Indonesian: ksatria, satria

Verb

to knight (knights, knighted, knighting)

1. To confer knighthood upon.

The king knighted the young squire.

Translations

• Finnish: lyödä ritari
• Persian: شوالیه كردن (shovalye kardan)
• Swedish: dubba

Derived terms

• knighthood
• knightly
• knight-errant
• Knight Templar