Knight Meaning in Spanish

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1. (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.
2. (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 ---.
3. (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.
4. (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horses head.
5. (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
6. (n.) A champion; a partisan; a lover.
7. (n.) A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

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

1. () 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.

1. () See Baronet.

1. () 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.

1. () A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4.
2. () Alt. of Knights service

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

1. (a.) Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry.

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