knights

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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. noun a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
  3. verb raise (someone) to knighthood

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