knight
/naɪt/
verb
- To give someone the title of knight.
- The queen knighted the famous scientist for his discoveries.
- They plan to knight the author at the next royal event.
- He was knighted by the king in a grand ceremony.
noun
- A man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor, especially in medieval times.
- He was knighted by the queen and became a knight of the realm.
- In the story, the knight rescued the princess from the dragon.
- The knight rode into battle on his white horse.
- A chess piece that moves in an L-shape (two squares in one direction and one square perpendicular).
- The knight is the only piece that can jump over other pieces.
- He sacrificed his knight to gain a positional advantage.
- She moved her knight to capture the opponent's bishop.
- A man who has been given a knighthood by a monarch, entitling him to use the title 'Sir'.
- He was proud to be recognized as a knight for his charitable work.
- The ceremony for the new knights was held at Buckingham Palace.
- Sir Paul McCartney was made a knight in 1997.