Gratis ordbok - engelska svenska tyska lexikon

Definitioner

Substantiv

1. A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.
2. A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
3. Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
4. (chess) 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 intervening pieces.
5. (card games, dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Verb

1. (transitive) To confer knighthood upon.
2. (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.