English to French Meaning of knight - Chevalier

Knight :
Chevalier

Chevalier, cheval, déclencheur, coursier, eh bien, chevalier d'échecs

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Definitions of knight in English
Noun(1) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit(2) a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa
Verb(1) raise (someone
Examples of knight in English
(1) Leading the North Yorkshire awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, published today, is the county's newest knight , Sir Robert Ogden.(2) In other words, the colors red and white seem to represent the knight and his female beloved, respectively.(3) In return for this, William generously made the great English earl a Norman knight .(4) These were made up of ÔÇÿfeudalÔÇÖ levies, in which the knight owed service to his lord in return for land.(5) In 1925 Asquith accepted a peerage as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and was created a knight of the garter shortly afterwards.(6) The primary service was military duty as a mounted knight .(7) Top tip for Birthday Honours - Timothy West will become a knight of the realm.(8) The order became defunct with the death of its last knight , HRH The Duke of Gloucester, in 1974.(9) Usually, a minor knight might hold a few acres from a baron, who in turn held the land from a count or earl, who in turn held large tracts of the king.(10) The next day we see one grandmaster leaving a knight unprotected and another thrusting his pawn to a sure death.(11) Jerome rubbed his chin, and after a few minutes of thought, moved his knight , capturing Adam's last bishop.(12) in all your quarrels I will be your knight(13) In one of Chaucer's earliest poems, The Book of the Duchess, a knight is overheard in the forest lamenting the death of his lady.(14) The knight or Miles was the lowest of the military elite, a well equipped and well trained fighting man similar to the Saxon thegn or huscarl.(15) He was offering himself as my protector, my knight , and it moved me deeply.(16) The crossbow was really the first hand-held weapon that could be used by an untrained soldier to injure or kill a knight in plate armour.
Related Phrases of knight
(1) knight of the brush ::
chevalier de la brosse
(2) knight of the road ::
chevalier de la route
Synonyms
Noun
1. cavalier ::
cavalier
2. cavalryman ::
cavalier
3. horseman ::
cavalier
4. lord ::
Seigneur
5. noble ::
noble
6. nobleman ::
noble
7. chevalier ::
chevalier
8. paladin ::
paladin
9. banneret ::
banneret
Verb
10. dub ::
dub
Different Forms
knight, knighted, knighthood, knighthoods, knighting, knightly, knights
Word Example from TV Shows
I am a knight.

I am a KNIGHT.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 8

Mother doesn't like the Onion Knight.

Mother doesn't like the Onion Knight.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 5

I'm a knight myself, of sorts, a champion of light and life.

I'm a KNIGHT myself, of sorts, a champion of light and life.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 4

I am a knight!

I am a KNIGHT!

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 4

Onion Knight. Ser Onion Knight.

Onion Knight. Ser Onion Knight.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 5

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