knight Synonyms
Another word for knight
• noun (Context 1)
In the Middle Ages, a man of noble birth or high social rank trained to fight in armor on horseback and pledged to uphold a code of chivalry in service to a sovereign or feudal lord.
"The museum's medieval gallery displays a full suit of steel plate armor once worn by a fifteenth-century cavalier."
• noun (Context 2)
A chess piece, typically shaped like a horse's head, that moves in an L-shaped pattern of two squares in one direction and one square perpendicular to it, and is capable of jumping over other pieces.
"She repositioned her horse to the center of the board, threatening both her opponent's queen and rook at once."
• verb (Context 3)
To confer the rank and title of a knight upon someone, ceremonially performed by a monarch touching the recipient's shoulders with the flat of a sword.
"The Queen knighted the pioneering scientist during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace."
Opposites of knight
The opposite of knight shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: