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English noun: knight | |||
| 1. | knight (person) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | male aristocrat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, banneret, carpet knight, knight bachelor, knight banneret, Knight of the Round Table, knight of the square flag, Knight Templar, knight-errant, Templar | ||
| Instance hyponym | Geraint, Sir Geraint | ||
| 2. | knight (artifact) a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | ||
| Synonyms | horse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chess piece, chessman | ||
| Domain category | chess, chess game | ||
English verb: knight | |||
| 1. | knight (social) raise (someone) to knighthood | ||
| Samples | The Beatles were knighted. | ||
| Synonyms | dub | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ennoble, entitle, gentle | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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