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English
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Etymology
Likely a revival of either Middle English lerning-knight or its antecedent Old English leornungcniht.
Noun
learning-knight (plural learning-knights)
- (rare, historical or archaic) One disciplined and devoted to learning; a student or disciple.
1766, Bulstrode Whitlocke, Whitelockes Notes Uppon The Kings Writt For Choosing Members of Parlement:Thence Christ's difciples are termed, in the Saxon evangelists, Christ's learning knights.
1841, Edward Churton, The Early English Church, page 261:Christ himself first spake the Lord's prayer, and taught it to his learning-knights (the apostles).
1881, A translation of the Anglo-Saxon version of St. Mark's Gospel, page 47:Again in those days there was with him a great crowd, and they had nothing to eat, then saith he, his learning-knights being called together, I pity this crowd for that they abide with me three days and have nothing to eat.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:And there came against the place as they stood a young learningknight yclept Dixon.