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knight (pl.: knights)
- cavaliere
- (scacchi) cavallo
- (araldica) titolo onorifico concesso in origine a coloro che aiutavano il re a salire in groppa al cavallo, da cui il nome con cui costoro sono conosciuti in altre lingue (italiano: cavaliere, francese: chevalier)
- dall'antico inglese cniht