Knight



noun
1.
(during the Middle Ages, a man of noble birth who served his king or lord after having served as a page and squire, a man of noble birth and military status in the Middle Ages, (British) a man given a certain rand as an honor by the sovereign and address) អស្សឬទ្ធិ
verbpast tense: knighted ; past participle: knighted ; present participle: knighting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) តាំងជាអស្សឬទ្ធិ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.
2.
A young servant or follower; a military attendant.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
A champion; a partisan; a lover.
6.
A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
verbpast tense: knighted ; past participle: knighted ; present participle: knighting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) 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 ---.