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n originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit n a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares hor…

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  1. n originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit n a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) v raise (someone) to knighthood