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English - Turkish

Definition of to knight in English Turkish dictionary

At tökezleyip şovalyeyi düşürmüş olmalı. - The horse must have stumbled and have toppled the knight.

Kraliçe Anne 1705'te Newton'u şovalye ilan etti. O, işi için şovalyö ilan edilen ilk bilim adamıydı. - Queen Anne knighted Newton in 1705. He was the first scientist to be knighted for his work.

(Satranç) at

Tom'a şövalyelik verildi. - Tom was awarded a knighthood.

General Franks fahri şövalyelik aldı. - General Franks received an honorary knighthood.

kendini adayan kimse

asilzade

şövalye ünvanını kazanan kimse

(satranç) at

(kimese) şövalye ünvanı vermek

{i} şövalye

General Franks fahri şövalyelik aldı. - General Franks received an honorary knighthood.

Cesur şövalye, güzel prensesi kötü ejderhadan kurtardı. - The brave knight saved the beautiful princess from the evil dragon.

sir unvanını kazanan kimse

knight errant kahramanlık ve cömertlik göstermek için dolaşan

(fiil) şövalye nişanı vermek

{i} satranç at

birine şövalyelik payesi vermek

şövalye,v.şovalye ilan et: n.şovalye

{i} silâhşör

asılzade

kendini bir şeye adayan kimse

{f} şövalye nişanı vermek

{i} at (satranç)

sir unvanını törenle vermek

English - English

Definition of to knight in English English dictionary: 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; n. one of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure; {v} to create a knight; {n} a title of honor; an English status surname for someone who was a mounted soldier; 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; \'nÃt\n 1: A mounted warrior of feudal times serving a king 2: a man honored by a sovereign for merit and in Great Britain ranking below a baronet 3: a man devoted to the service of a lady 4: a member of an order or society 5: a chess piece having a move of two squares to a square of the opposite color -- knight-ly adj - knight vb: to make a knight of; A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack; In medieval times, a knight was a man of noble birth, who served his king or lord in battle; raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"; 1 (noun) A man with the title "Sir" (e g Sir Paul McCartney) 2 (verb) To make someone a knight This is done in Britain as a reward for outstanding service; Chevalier The retainer of a feudal lord who owed military service for his fief, usually the service of one fully equipped, mounted warrior They were the medieval equivalent of modern day battle tanks Traditionally, knights aspired to the ideals of prowess, loyalty, generosity and courtesy; A species of chessman The only one that can jump over other pieces; {i} medieval warrior; man who holds an honorary nonhereditary rank; chess piece shaped like a horse's head; A knight is a man who has been knighted; In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life; A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head; In chess, a knight is a piece which is shaped like a horse's head; A chess piece often in the shape of a horses 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 minor piece (with the approximate value of 3 pawns) which moves in an "L" shaped manner The Knights can move either one square vertical and two squares horizontally OR two squares vertically and one square horizontally The knight is the only piece on the chess board that can jump over pieces, whether friendly or hostile Each player begins with two knights A knight is most effective in a closed position where it can effectively "leap" over pieces; A young servant or follower; a military attendant; a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted; If someone is knighted, they are given a knighthood. He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988; Large timber mounted upright on deck and pierced with two or more sheaves; {f} make a man a knight, give a man an honorary nonhereditary rank (in Britain and other countries); A Companion of the Order of the Chivalry who has chosen to swear fealty to the Crown; Knt; ritter