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      knight
      noun
      (modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
      (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior 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.
      (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.
      (modern) Any mushroom belonging to genus Tricholoma.
      A species of nymphalid butterfly, Lebadea martha, found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
      An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a mounted soldier.
      A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
      A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
      (literary) A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
      (historical) A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
      (historical) A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
      (law, historical) A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate held in knight's fee.
      (card games, dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
      verb
      (transitive) To confer knighthood upon.
      (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
      Synonyms for knight
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      Words related to knight
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