knights
plural of “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
An inflected form of knight · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,186 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,059 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% 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
knights 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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After a long line of lords, knights, and esquires, came Henry the Eighth.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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An old dog of the same family as the three knights basked before the fire.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Numbers of knights have so left the Order and have married and perpetuated their name.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Launcelot retreated to his town and castle of Joyous Gard, and gathered there a great following of knights.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Many knights had come from afar to try their luck, but it was in vain they attempted to climb the mountain.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1