knight
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,009 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,159 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
- a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) also: horse
verb
- raise (someone) to knighthood also: dub The Beatles were knighted
knight in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Leah raised grateful eyes to her knight, and the thing was done.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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If you go on like this you will become a distinguished knight of our Order.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Frithiof’s Farewell The Children of the Lord’s Supper King Christian The Elected Knight Childhood From the German.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Now the golden apple-tree was guarded by the eagle which had overthrown the golden knight and his horse.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Each staff was borne by a knight, of whom sixteen were in attendance to relieve one another when fatigued.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1