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knight

nounverb /naɪt/ 1 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 15
Definitions
noun

a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

verb

raise (someone) to knighthood

“The Beatles were knighted”

noun

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

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