Knight
(v. t.)
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 ---.
  
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
  
(n.)
A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
  
(n.)
A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.
  
(n.)
A champion; a partisan; a lover.
  

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Noun
1. originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
(hypernym) male aristocrat
(hyponym) carpet knight
(derivation) dub
2. a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
(synonym) horse
(hypernym) chessman, chess piece

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Verb
1. raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
(synonym) dub
(hypernym) ennoble, gentle, entitle

KNIGHT
Knight, (n.)

Once a warrior gentle of birth,
Then a person of civic worth,
Now a fellow to move our mirth.
Warrior, person, and fellow -- no more:
We must knight our dogs to get any lower.
Brave Knights Kennelers then shall be,
Noble Knights of the Golden Flea,
Knights of the Order of St. Steboy,
Knights of St. Gorge and Sir Knights Jawy.
God speed the day when this knighting fad
Shall go to the dogs and the dogs go mad.
  

Knight of the blade
a bully

Knight of the post
a man willing to give fake evidence for money

Knight of the road
a highwayman

knight

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knight
\knight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. knighted; p. pr. & vb. n. knighting.] 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 ---. a soldier, by the honor-giving hand of c&?;ur-de-lion knighted in the field.
knight
\knight\ (?), n. [oe. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, as. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to d. & g. knecht servant; perh. akin to e. kin.]
1. a young servant or follower; a military attendant. [obs.]
2. (a) 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. (b) 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. [eng.] hence: (c) a champion; a partisan; a lover. "give this ring to my true knight." shak "in all your quarrels will i be your knight." knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms.
note: formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as sir knight. the rank of a knight is not hereditary.
3. a piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.
4. a playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [obs.]

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 knight of st john of jerusalem 
 ale-knight 
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 white knight 
 hablot knight browne 
 knight marshal 
 knight errantry 
 knight-errants 
 knight baro-net 
 knight of rhodes 
 knight of malta 
 knight of industry 
 knight of the post 
 carpet knight 
 knight of the square flag 
 knight-er-ratic 
 lance knight 
 knight templar 
 knight of the shire 
 knight service 
 knight-errantry 
 knight banneret 
 knight-errantries 
 knight-errant 

knight
ridire m.

Knight
The formal title of knight, the word deriving from the Anglo-Saxon Cniht, that described the office arising out of the
warrior of the 11th century into a class of the lower nobility charged with fighting for the liege lord and maintaining lordship over
the demense, managing it and defending the people in exchange for scutage from the property that supported him. Originally a
purely martial description from the Latin miles , the definition of what it meant to be a knight changed as the influences of an
increasingly formal court and activist church added expectations to the behavior of real knights. Throughout the medieval
period, the role of the knight was changing, stretched between the conflicting demands of lady, court, church and battlefield.
But the ideal of chivalry , the virtues to which a knight was to aspire, remain a powerful evocation of the best of Western culture,
and this power remains today, giving strength to the modern tournament societies and the knights who today strive to hone their
martial skills and practice ethical conduct. See also THE BOOK OF THE TOURNAMENT or Chronique: The Journal ofChivalry #5.

Knight, SCA
The rank in the Society for Creative Anachronism where those recognized are to have distinguished themselves in martial combat and possess the qualities expected of a nobleman . Without doubt the rank of knighthood is an honor of the highest level for those who attain it, usually won after an average of three to ten years of martial experience and much growth in the character of the individual. It is often recognized not as an ending, but as the start of a lifelong journey for excellence, the recognition by the other knights in a kingdom that the individual has a good base from which to learn, grow, and teach. In most kingdoms, the knights meet and recommend candidates to the king , who listens to their counsel and makes the final decision as to who has attained the necessary support and renown to be accorded the accolade. It is then the king who performs the knighting, with great ceremony , either at an SCA court or upon the battlefield. It ranks equally with the Order of the Laurel and the Order of the Pelican , but below a Baron , Viscount , or other higher nobility.

knight
miles militis

KNGT
Knight Transportation, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Operates short to medium-haul, dry van truckload carrier which transports consumer goods, packaged foodstuffs, paper products, beverage containers, and imported and exported commodities.

KRI
KNIGHT RIDDER INC
Exchange: NYSE
Prints and publishes daily and non-daily newspapers; And offers through joint venture, news stories, graphics, illustrations and photos for print and online-publishers, animations for tv broadcasters, and graphics packages and news animations for web publishers.

NITE
Knight Trading Group, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding company with subsidiary which markets nasdaq securities, over-the-counter equity securities, and equity securities listed on the new york stock exchange and the american stock exchange to broker-dealer and institutional customers through its sophisticated trading systems and propriety methods.

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