Meaning of "knight" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KNIGHT

Old English cniht servant; related to Old High German kneht boy.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KNIGHT

knight  [naɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNIGHT

Knight is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb knight in English.

WHAT DOES KNIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the Monarch or country, especially in a military capacity. Historically, in Europe, knighthood has been conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility. By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior. Often, a knight was a vassal who served as a fighter for a lord, with payment in the form of land holdings. The lords trusted the knights, who were skilled in battle on horseback. Since the early modern period, the title of knight is purely honorific, usually bestowed by a monarch, as in the British honours system, often for non-military service to the country. Historically, the ideals of chivalry were popularized in medieval literature, especially the Matter of Britain and Matter of France, the former based on Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written in the 1130s.

Definition of knight in the English dictionary

The first definition of knight in the dictionary is a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier. Other definition of knight is a gentleman invested by a king or other lord with the military and social standing of this rank. Knight is also a person invested by a sovereign with a nonhereditary rank and dignity usually in recognition of personal services, achievements, etc. A British knight bears the title Sir placed before his name, as in Sir Winston Churchill.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KNIGHT

PRESENT

Present

I knight

you knight

he/she/it knights

we knight

you knight

they knight

Present continuous

I am knighting

you are knighting

he/she/it is knighting

we are knighting

you are knighting

they are knighting

Present perfect

I have knighted

you have knighted

he/she/it has knighted

we have knighted

you have knighted

they have knighted

Present perfect continuous

I have been knighting

you have been knighting

he/she/it has been knighting

we have been knighting

you have been knighting

they have been knighting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I knighted

you knighted

he/she/it knighted

we knighted

you knighted

they knighted

Past continuous

I was knighting

you were knighting

he/she/it was knighting

we were knighting

you were knighting

they were knighting

Past perfect

I had knighted

you had knighted

he/she/it had knighted

we had knighted

you had knighted

they had knighted

Past perfect continuous

I had been knighting

you had been knighting

he/she/it had been knighting

we had been knighting

you had been knighting

they had been knighting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will knight

you will knight

he/she/it will knight

we will knight

you will knight

they will knight

Future continuous

I will be knighting

you will be knighting

he/she/it will be knighting

we will be knighting

you will be knighting

they will be knighting

Future perfect

I will have knighted

you will have knighted

he/she/it will have knighted

we will have knighted

you will have knighted

they will have knighted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been knighting

you will have been knighting

he/she/it will have been knighting

we will have been knighting

you will have been knighting

they will have been knighting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would knight

you would knight

he/she/it would knight

we would knight

you would knight

they would knight

Conditional continuous

I would be knighting

you would be knighting

he/she/it would be knighting

we would be knighting

you would be knighting

they would be knighting

Conditional perfect

I would have knight

you would have knight

he/she/it would have knight

we would have knight

you would have knight

they would have knight

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been knighting

you would have been knighting

he/she/it would have been knighting

we would have been knighting

you would have been knighting

they would have been knighting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you knight
we let´s knight
you knight

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to knight

Past participle

knighted

Present Participle

knighting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «KNIGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «knight» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of knight

cavalier · champion · chevalier · equestrian · gallant · horseman

TRANSLATION OF KNIGHT

Find out the translation of knight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of knight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knight» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: > 骑士
• Translator English - Spanish: caballero
• English: knight
• Translator English - Hindi: नाइट
• Translator English - Arabic: فارس
• Translator English - Russian: рыцарь
• Translator English - Portuguese: cavaleiro
• Translator English - Bengali: নাইট
• Translator English - French: chevalier
• Translator English - Malay: Ksatria
• Translator English - German: Ritter
• Translator English - Japanese: 騎士
• Translator English - Korean: 기사
• Translator English - Javanese: Knight
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hiệp si
• Translator English - Tamil: நைட்
• Translator English - Marathi: नाइट
• Translator English - Turkish: şövalye
• Translator English - Italian: cavaliere
• Translator English - Polish: rycerz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лицар
• Translator English - Romanian: cavaler
• Translator English - Greek: ιππότης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ridder
• Translator English - Swedish: riddare
• Translator English - Norwegian: ridder

10 QUOTES WITH «KNIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word knight.

1

Richard Harris Barham

Knight without fear and without reproach.

2

Orlando Bloom

My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.

3

Thomas Bulfinch

The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arms.

4

Gary Cooper

I looked it at like this way. To get folks to like you, as a screen player I mean, I figured you had to sort of be their ideal. I don't mean a handsome knight riding a white horse, but a fella who answered the description of a right guy.

5

Barbara Feldon

I've always supported myself. I like the sense of knowing exactly where I stand financially, but there is a side of me that longs for a knight in shining armor.

6

Samantha Fox

I kept thinking I was always going to meet the right man, but I never did. Kept waiting for this knight in shining armour. 'When's he coming? He's taking a long time, isn't he?'

7

Daniel H. Hill

As the knight of the quill never ventured into the fight, and only snuffed the battle afar, he knew nothing accurately of battles, but managed to pick up a few real or supposed incidents from the wounded and from stragglers.

8

Virginia Madsen

Men, we don't need you to be a knight in shining armor. We just need you to be a little bit brave, just a little bit. And some of them are, and that's what he does.

9

Hilary Mantel

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

10

Frank Miller

The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero the whole time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNIGHT»

Discover the use of knight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach ...

Using examples from his long career, a legendary basketball coach outlines the benefits of negative thinking, which helps build a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account.

Bobby Knight, 2013

Knight: Noble Warrior of England, 1200-1600

The knight in shining armour is a staple figure in popular culture, film, and fiction. But what was the knight truly like?

Christopher Gravett, 2008

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

This edition is designed to make the poem, in its original Middle English, accessible to students and general readers.

Anonymous, Paul Battles, 2012

Knight Rider Legacy: The Unofficial Guide to the Knight ...

"Knight Rider Legacy: The Unofficial Guide to the Knight Rider Universe" by Joe Huth IV and Richie F. Levine is the ultimate guide to the creation and production of this cult classic.

Joe F. Huth, Richie F. Levine, 2004

A Knight in Shining Armor

Abandoned by her lover after a quarrel, Dougless Montgomery is stranded in rural England, but with the sudden appearance of Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck--who died centuries ago--a passionate affair begins.

Jude Deveraux, 2012

Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His ...

Beginning with a biblical perspective of manhood, author-pastor Lewis shares a unique approach to shaping a boy into a man by equipping him with three essential elements: a vision, a code of conduct, and a cause--Christianity--in which to ...

Robert Lewis, 2011

Knight: My Story

Few people in sports have had more books written about them. This is the first by Bob Knight - one of the most literate, candid, quoted and outspoken men in American public life telling in this first-person account of his full, rich life.

Bob Knight, Bob Hammel, 2002

Knight's Forensic Pathology, 3Ed

In this third edition, Knight's Forensic Pathology continues to be the definitive international postgraduate textbook for forensic pathologists, covering all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy, including the cause and time of death, ...

Pekka Saukko, Bernard Knight, 2004

Norman Knight AD 950-1204

This book shows how their military prowess was renowned throughout the known world and resulted in Normans conquering Sicily in 1060 and England in 1066, as well as participating in many important battles in Italy and playing a major part ...

‎1993

Public Art: Theory, Practice and Populism

This book takes a bold look at public art and its populist appeal, offering a more inclusive guide to America's creative tastes and shared culture.

Cher Krause Knight, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knight is used in the context of the following news items.

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Amidst chatter that the troubled PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight wouldn't be fixed until this fall, Warner Bros. has announced that a patch ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»

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Since the altercation in a Compton parking lot in January, Suge Knight has been in custody for striking two men with his pickup and killing one. «The Source, Jul 15»

Notorious B.I.G. Receives Marvel Makeover, Legacy Remains …

Notorious B.I.G. Receives Marvel Makeover, Legacy Remains Tainted By Suge Knight. Christopher Wallace. Twenty Years after the release of ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

Is WB Games Montreal Making A Justice League Game? Arkham …

There is an easter egg in the Arkham Knight Batgirl DLC, A Matter of Family hidden away in a vent. Take a look at this video and you'll see what ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»

WATCH: Army Golden Knight parachutes into Yankee Stadium | NJ …

NEW YORK — About a half hour before the Yankees-Seattle Mariners game Saturday afternoon, an Army Golden Knight parachuted into ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

'Best Live Theater' in Silicon Valley Receives Knight Foundation …

The Naatak theater company, one of the largest Indian American theater companies in the country, recently received a $30,000 grant from the ... «India West, Jul 15»

Molly Knight Answers Questions on Her New Dodgers Book The …

You can imagine my excitement when I heard that Molly Knight was writing a Dodgers book. Being a woman who writes about the Boys in Blue, ... «Lasorda's Lair, Jul 15»

I'm feeling fine, says Derby's new knight Sir John Hurt | Derby …

The actor, who has continued to work during his treatment, was yesterday made a knight by the Queen for a distinguished career that has ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»

SHANTAL MUNRO-KNIGHT: Threat required a response - Nation …

I WAITED AND WAITED. I am still certain I missed it, because in my mind, for something not to have been said signals a descent into a type of ... «Nation News, Jul 15»

The Tenth Knight - Pinkbike

We crossed the entire country of Austria to prove Eric worthy of becoming a knight. And now we are politely greeted and invited at the gate by ... «Pinkbike.com, Jul 15»