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7 definitions • 5 examples
1
a man
given
a
rank
of
honour
by a
British
king
or
queen
because of his
special
achievements
, and who has the right to be called "Sir":
Examples:
He
hopes
to be made a
knight
for his work at the
Bank
of
England
.
2
(in the
past
) a man of high
social
position
trained
to
fight
as a
soldier
on a
horse
:
Examples:
knights in
black
armour
3
in the
game
of
chess
, a
piece
in the
shape
of a horse's head that
moves
two
squares
in one
direction
and then one
square
at an
angle
of 90°
4
to give someone the
rank
of
knight
:
Examples:
He was
knighted
for his work with
famine
victims
.
5
(in the
past
) a man of high
rank
who was
trained
to
fight
as a
soldier
on a
horse
:
Examples:
I’m
reading
about
King
Arthur and his knights.
6
A
knight
is a playing
piece
in the
game
of
chess
that is
often
shaped
like a
horse
’s head.
7
in
Britain
, to give a person a
rank
of
honor
because of that person’s
special
achievements
:
Examples:
He was
knighted
by
Queen
Elizabeth
II
.
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