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nouna chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
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"The Beatles were knighted"verbraise (someone) to knighthood
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nounoriginally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merittype of:
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- sir a title used before the name of knight or baronet
- page in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
- exchange (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- arthur a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
- knight raise (someone) to knighthood
- lance pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
- bachelor a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
- tournament a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
- dub raise (someone) to knighthood
- bart a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight