see|Knight
Image:13thcentury knight ilustration.png|thumb|a knight (1)
Image:Chess knight 0971.jpg|thumb|a knight (chess)
English

Etymology
From Old English cniht (�boy�).

Pronunciation
enPR|nīt
IPA|/naɪt/
audio|en-us-knight.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪt

Homophones
night, nite

Noun
en-noun

1. A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.

#: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

1. Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
2. 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.

Synonyms
i-c|chess piece horse (rare)

Translations
trans-top|warrior, especially of the Middle Ages
Bosnian: t-|bs|vitez|m
Croatian: t-|hr|vitez|m
Czech: t-|cs|rytí�|m
Danish: t+|da|ridder
Dutch: t+|nl|ridder|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|kavaliro|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|ritari
French: t+|fr|chevalier|m
German: t+|de|Ritter|m
Greek: t+|el|ι����η�|m|sc=Grek (ippótis)
Hebrew: פרש (parash) m, ���ר (abír) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|lovag
Icelandic: t+|is|riddari|m
Italian: t+|it|cavaliere|m
Japanese: �士 (��, kishi)
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س�ارا|trswara|scKUchar
Latin: t+|la|eques|m
Persian: FAchar|ش�س�ار (shahsavar)
Portuguese: t-|pt|cavaleiro|m
Polish: t-|pl|rycerz|m
Russian: ���а�� (rýtsar�) m
Scottish Gaelic: ridire m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ви�ез#Serbian|ви�ез m
:Roman: vitez#Serbian|vitez m
Slovak: rytier m
Slovene: t+|sl|vitez|m
Spanish: t+|es|caballero|m
Swedish: t-|sv|knekt|c
Turkish: t+|tr|�övalye
Ukrainian: ли�а� (lýtsar) m
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trans-top|person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch
Bosnian: t-|bs|vitez|m
Croatian: t-|hr|vitez|m
Czech: t-|cs|rytí�|m
Dutch: t+|nl|ridder|m
Finnish: t-|fi|ritari
French: t+|fr|chevalier|m
German: t+|de|Ritter|m
Polish: t-|pl|rycerz|m
Russian: ���а�� (rýtsar�) m
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Scottish Gaelic: ridire m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ви�ез#Serbian|ви�ез m
:Roman: vitez#Serbian|vitez m
Slovene: t+|sl|vitez|m
Spanish: t+|es|caballero|m
Swedish: t-|sv|riddare|c
Turkish: t+|tr|�övalye
Ukrainian: ли�а� (lýtsar) m
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trans-top|chess piece
Arabic: ARchar|حصا� (ħe��n), ARchar|�رس (fáras)
Bosnian: t-|bs|konj|m, t-|bs|skaka�|m
Croatian: t+|hr|konj|m, t-|hr|skaka�|m
Czech: t-|cs|jezdec|m
Danish: t-|da|springer
Dutch: t+|nl|paard|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|�evalo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|ratsu, t+|fi|hevonen
French: t+|fr|cavalier|m
German: t+|de|Springer|m
Hebrew: t-|he|פרש|m|trparash|scHebr
Hindi ��ड़ा (gho.r�) m
Hungarian: t-|hu|huszár
Icelandic: t+|is|riddari|m
Italian: t+|it|cavallo|m
Japanese: ��� (naito) (in western chess), �馬 (���, keima) (in shogi)
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Korean: ko-inline|���|naiteu
Persian: FAchar|اسب (asb)
Polish: t-|pl|skoczek|m, t-|pl|konik|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|cavalo|m
Russian: кон� (kon�) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ко�#Serbian|ко� m, �кака�#Serbian|�кака� m
:Roman: konj#Serbian|konj m, skaka�#Serbian|skaka� m
Slovak: t-|sk|jazdec|m
Slovene: t+|sl|konj|m, t-|sl|skaka�|m
Spanish: t+|es|caballo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|springare|c, t+|sv|häst|c
Turkish: t+|tr|at
Ukrainian: к�н� (kin�) m
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Indonesian: ksatria, satria
ttbc|Old English: cniht
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Verb
en-verb

1. To confer knighthood upon.

#:The king knighted the young squire.

Translations
trans-top|to confer a knighthood upon
Dutch: t-|nl|ridderen
Finnish: t-|fi|lyödä ritariksi
French: faire chevalier
German: t-|de|zum Ritter schlagen
Hungarian: t-|hu|lovaggá ütés
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Persian: FAchar|ش�ا��� �رد� (shovalye kardan)
Polish: pasowa� na ryczerza
Portuguese: dar o título de cavaleiro
Russian: по�в��а�� в ���а�и (posvjaš�át� v rýtsari)
Swedish: t-|sv|dubba
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Derived terms
knighthood
knightly
Knight Bachelor
knight-errant
Knight Templar

See also
paladin
baronet

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