Definitions For Knight

noun

• A chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
• Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
• A soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor
• A man who is given a special honor and the title of Sirby the king or queen of England
• A chess piece shaped like a horse's head

verb

• Raise (someone) to knighthood
• To give (a man) the rank of a knight