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Definition of satranç at in Turkish English dictionary
- {i} knight
- Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch
- 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
- A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
- To promote (a pawn) to a knight
- {v} to create a knight
- n. one of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure
- originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
- An individual awareded a non-hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit or service An individual, usually noble, raised especially by a sovereign to honourable military military rank after service as a page and squire (O E D )
- To confer knighthood upon
- To dub or create (one) a knight; done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir-
- One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John
- A champion; a partisan; a lover
- A member of the Chivalry who chose to swear fealty to the Crown Both men and women have become Knights Address a man as "Sir (Firstname)" or "Sir Knight " At this writing the feminine usage is not firmly set; when you first meet, address a woman as "Sir (Firstname)" or "My Lady Knight" -- she will advise you if she prefers a different form of address
- If you refer to someone as a knight in shining armour, you mean that they are kind and brave, and likely to rescue you from a difficult situation. Love songs trick us into believing in knights in shining armor. to give someone the rank of knight. French chevalier German Ritter In the European Middle Ages, a formally professed cavalryman, generally a vassal holding land as a fief from the lord he served (see feudalism). At about 7 a boy bound for knighthood became a page, then at 12 a damoiseau ("lordling"), varlet, or valet, and subsequently a shieldbearer or esquire. When judged ready, he was dubbed knight by his lord in a solemn ceremony. The Christian ideal of knightly behavior (see chivalry) required devotion to the church, loyalty to military and feudal superiors, and preservation of personal honor. By the 16th century knighthood had become honorific rather than feudal or military. Knight Templar Baer Karl Ernst knight von Ritter knight von Gluck Knight Frank Hyneman Lamarck Jean Baptiste de Monet knight de Lopez Knight Nancy Meinong Alexius Ritter knight von Handschuchsheim Schönerer Georg knight von Julius Wagner knight von Jauregg Knights of Labor Knights of Malta Teutonic Knights Chevalier Maurice
- The only piece that can jump over pieces in a chess game
- a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- member of the Chivalry who swears fealty to the Crown