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Definition knight in British English

knight noun

[countable] noun
/naɪt/
1

in the past, a European soldier from a high social class who wore a suit of armour (=a metal suit) and rode a horse

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ANZAC brave cavalryman
1.1

a man in the UK who has been given an honour called a knighthood and can use the title 'Sir' before his name

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archduke aristocracy aristocrat
2

a piece in the game of chess shaped like a horse's head

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bishop capture castle
Definition knight in British English