Definition knight (noun) A warrior, esp. of the medieval time period. (games) A chess piece often in the shape of a horse's head that moves in an "L"-shaped pattern. knight (verb) To confer knighthood upon. Ex. The king knighted the young squire Pronunciation (US) SAMPA:/naIt/ Homynyms night, nite Translations Dutch: ridder (1), paard (2) Esperanto: kavaliro (1), ĉevalo (2) French: chevalier m (1) German: Ritter m (1), Springer m (2) Indonesian: ksatria, satria Japanese: 騎士 (きし, kishi) Polish: rycerz m (1), skoczek m (2) Spanish: caballero m (1)
knight (noun)