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

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

Armorer :: Armorer (n.) Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor..

Bachelor :: Bachelor (n.) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight..

Crosspiece :: Crosspiece (n.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.

Beauseant :: Beauseant (n.) The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.

Chivalric :: Chivalric (a.) Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.

Chivalry :: Chivalry (n.) The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry..

Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a sweetheart.

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

Hospitaler :: Hospitaler (n.) One of an order of knights who built a hospital at Jerusalem for pilgrims, A. D. 1042. They were called Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and after the removal of the order to Malta, Knights of Malta..

Esquire :: Esquire (n.) Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire..

Preceptor :: Preceptor (n.) The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.

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..

Baronet :: Baronet (n.) A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners..

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

Dub :: Dub (v. t.) To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight..

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..

Mantelet :: Mantelet (n.) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

Collar :: Collar (n.) An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order..

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