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What does knight mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word knight? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.
  2. A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
  3. Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
  4. (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 intervening pieces.
  5. (card game) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To confer knighthood upon.
  2. (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
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