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| baronet |
a member of the hereditary nobility ranking below a baron and above a knight. |
| cavalier |
an armed horseman; knight. [2/4 definitions] |
| chivalry |
gallantry, courtesy, loyalty, and other qualities expected of an ideal knight. [1/3 definitions] |
| dame |
(cap.) in Britain, a woman's title comparable to knight; formerly, the title of the wife of a knight or baronet. [1/3 definitions] |
| dub1 |
to award the title of knight to by tapping or striking lightly on the shoulder, usu. with a sword. [1/2 definitions] |
| esquire |
a member of the British gentry, below a knight in rank. [2/4 definitions] |
| Falstaff |
a fat, boisterous, boastful knight in Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. |
| knight |
to confer the title of knight on. [1/5 definitions] |
| knight-errant |
a medieval knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, esp. in order to right wrongs or prove his skill. |
| knighthood |
the rank or position held by a knight. [2/3 definitions] |
| knightly |
of, like, characteristic of, or befitting a knight. |
| Lohengrin |
in Germanic legend, a knight of the Holy Grail. |
| sir |
(cap.) a title of honor for a knight or baronet used with his name. [1/3 definitions] |
| tabard |
formerly, a tuniclike jacket worn by a knight over his armor and displaying his coat of arms. [1/3 definitions] |
| Templar |
a knight of a religious military order founded by the Crusaders in the twelfth century in Jerusalem. |
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