knight

1. in medieval Europe

a. (originally) a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier

b. (later) a gentleman invested by a king or other lord with the military and social standing of this rank

2. (in modern times) a person invested by a sovereign with a nonhereditary rank and dignity usually in recognition of personal services, achievements, etc. A British knight bears the title Sir placed before his name, as in Sir Winston Churchill

3. a chess piece, usually shaped like a horse's head, that moves either two squares horizontally and one square vertically or one square horizontally and two squares vertically

4. History a member of the Roman class of the equites

Knight

Dame Laura. 1887--1970, British painter, noted for her paintings of Gypsies, the ballet, and the circus

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What does it mean when you dream about a knight?

A knight in a dream can mean that the dreamer is looking for a “knight in shining armor” as a mate or a savior. It can also mean that the dreamer possesses the sterling qualities revealed in the dream.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Knight

in Western and Central Europe during the Middle Ages, a feudal lord and heavily armed mounted warrior. Among the knights there developed concepts of nobility, honor, and duty, which idealized knighthood. Hence, the metaphorical meaning of “knight” as a selfless, noble person, or a leading figure in some walk of life.