Ale-knight :: Ale-knight (n.) A pot companion.

Knight :: Knight (n.) A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

Knight :: Knight (n.) In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life..

Knight :: Knight (n.) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John..

Knight :: Knight (n.) A champion; a partisan; a lover.

Knight :: Knight (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head..

Knight :: Knight (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Knight :: Knight (v. t.) 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 ---..

Knight Bachelor :: Knight bachelor () A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See Bachelor, 4..

Knight Banneret :: Knight banneret () A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle..

Knight Baro-net :: Knight baro-net () See Baronet.

Knight Marshal :: Knight marshal () An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household being one of the parties..

Knight Service :: Knight service () A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4..

Knight Templar :: Knight Templar () See Commandery, n., 3, and also Templar, n., 1 and 3..

Knight-er-ratic :: Knight-er-ratic (a.) Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry.

Knight-errant :: Knight-errant (n.) A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity..

Knight-errantries :: Knight-errantries (pl. ) of Knight-errantr.

Knight-errantry :: Knight-errantry (n.) The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme.

Knight-errants :: Knight-errants (pl. ) of Knight-erran.

Knightage :: Knightage (n.) To body of knights, taken collectively..

Knighted :: Knighted (imp. & p. p.) of Knigh.

Knighthead :: Knighthead (n.) A bollard timber. See under Bollard.

Knighthood :: Knighthood (n.) The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry..

Knighthood :: Knighthood (n.) The whole body of knights.

Knighting :: Knighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knigh.

Knightless :: Knightless (a.) Unbecoming a knight.

Knightliness :: Knightliness (n.) The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry.

Knightly :: Knightly (a.) Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit..

Knightly :: Knightly (adv.) In a manner becoming a knight.

Knights Bachelors :: Knights bachelors (pl. ) of Knight bachelo.

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