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Definition of Knight

Knight
Knight Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knighting.] To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---. A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C?ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. --Shak.

Meaning of Knight from wikipedia

- A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the...
- Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (/ʃʊɡ/ SHUUG; born April 19, 1965) is an American record executive, former NFL player, and convicted felon, who is the co-founder...
- Newton Knight (November 10, 1829 – February 16, 1922) was an American farmer, soldier, and Southern Unionist in Mississippi, best known as the leader of...
- Moon Knight is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character...
- The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics...
- military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal...
- not all knights went through such an elaborate ceremony, knights so created were known as "knights of the Bath". George I constituted the Knights of the...
- Look up Dark Knight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dark Knight may refer to: Dark Knight, a nickname for the DC Comics superhero Batman Batman: The...
- Katherine Mary Knight (born 24 October 1955) is an Australian murderer and the first woman in the country's history to be sentenced to life imprisonment...
- Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of...