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
verb — past 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.
verb — past 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 ---.