"knight" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /naɪt/ Audio: en-us-knight.ogg [US], en-ma-knight.ogg [Massachusetts] Forms: knight [singular], knights [plural]
enPR: nīt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A knight was a man who fought in battles on a horse during the Middle Ages.
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  2. A knight is a person who has been given knighthood by a king or queen.
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  3. 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 pieces in between.
    Sense id: simple-knight-en-noun-Cw2GmEIB
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