Chivalry vs. Knight

Chivalrynoun

Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.

Knightnoun

A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.

‘King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table’;

Chivalrynoun

(obsolete) The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.

Knightnoun

A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

Chivalrynoun

The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.

Knightnoun

Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.

Chivalrynoun

Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct between opponents in wartime.

Knightnoun

(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

Chivalrynoun

Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.

Knightnoun

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Chivalrynoun

A tenure of lands by knightly service.

Knightverb

(transitive) To confer knighthood upon.

‘The king knighted the young squire.’;

Chivalrynoun

A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.

‘By his lightDid all the chivalry of England move,To do brave acts.’;

Knightverb

To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

Chivalrynoun

The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry.

Knightnoun

A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

Chivalrynoun

The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc.

‘The glory of our Troy this day doth lieOn his fair worth and single chivalry.’;

Knightnoun

In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life.

‘Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms.’;

Chivalrynoun

A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord.

Knightnoun

A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.

Chivalrynoun

Exploit.

Knightnoun

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Chivalrynoun

courtesy towards women

Knightverb

To dub or create (one) a knight; - done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir --.

‘A soldier, by the honor-giving handOf CŒur-de-Lion knighted in the field.’;

Chivalrynoun

the medieval principles of knighthood

Knightnoun

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

Chivalry

Chivalry, or the chivalric code, is an informal and varying code of conduct developed between 1170 and 1220. It was associated with the medieval Christian institution of knighthood; knights' and gentlemen's behaviours were governed by chivalrous social codes.

Knightnoun

a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

Knightverb

raise (someone) to knighthood;

‘The Beatles were knighted’;

Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.Knighthood finds origins in the Greek hippeis and hoplite (ἱππεῖς) and Roman eques and centurion of classical antiquity.In the Early Middle Ages in Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility.