I. knight 1 /naɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: cniht ]
1 . a man with a high rank in the past who was trained to fight while riding a horse:
knights in armour
⇨ ↑ white knight
2 . a man who has received a ↑ knighthood and has the title ‘↑ sir ’ before his name
3 . the ↑ chess piece with a horse’s head on it
4 . a knight in shining armour a brave man who saves someone, especially a woman, from a dangerous situation
II. knight 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to give someone the rank of knight