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The correct spelling is knights.
How to pronounce knights
/naɪts/
nounIPA: /naɪts/
Say it like: Nit-s
The correct spelling is knights. A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord. For example: "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table"
Usage Examples
“King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table”
“The king knighted the young squire.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
- 2.A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
- 3.(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
- 4.(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
- 5.A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
verb
- 1.To confer knighthood upon.
- 2.To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
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