knight

Pronunciation

• enPR: nīt
• IPA ^(key): /naɪt/ or /knaɪt/
• SAMPA: /naIt/

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• Homophones: night, nite

Noun

Singular knight

Plural knights

A man on a horse dressed as a knight

A knight in chess

1. (countable) A knight was a man who fought in battles on a horse during the Middle Ages.

   The knights rode up to the castle and broke in.

2. (countable) A knight is a person who has been given knighthood by a king or queen.
3. (countable), (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any pieces in between.