1. (noun)knight originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit Synonyms: horse
2. (verb)knight, horse a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) Synonyms: cavalry, knight, buck, sawbuck, gymnastic horse, sawhorse, horse, horse cavalry