knight of the post
A known perjurer; a professional false witness.
A knight of the post […] quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.
knight
/naɪt/
noun 5name 3verb 2
Collocations
6(noun.) in the Middle Ages
ADJ
medieval | chivalrous, noble | armoured | mounted
PHRASES
a knight errant
In old stories, a knight errant travels from place to place seeking noble deeds to perform.
a knight in armour, a knight in shining armour
She stopped believing in knights in shining armour after her last relationship ended badly.
Definitions
noun
1
A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
Not all knights held fiefs, and it was not unusual for knights to buy themselves freedom from the obligations of the fief, or even to abscond with the arms provided by their lord, becoming a part of the large number of unenfeoffed, wandering knights available for hire […]
2
A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
3
An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady. One is 14th century, the other 15th century. The earlier knight wears chain mail and his lady has long, flowing hair. The later knight has plate armour, and his wife wears a wimple.
4
A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate held in knight's fee.
5
A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
verb
1
To confer knighthood upon.
The king knighted the young squire.
Highborn boys were sent off to another noble household at the age of about seven, to serve strenuously as pages and later as esquires to their lord before they themselves were knighted, looked around for a "lady" and incidentally got married and produced more knightlets, whom they never got to know at all well.
2
To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
name
1
An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a mounted soldier.
Though teams from China have hoisted the Summoner’s Cup, which goes to the Worlds champion, it’s always been South Korean mid laners who have starred on those teams. Erzberger said Knight wants to be the first Chinese mid laner to hoist that trophy — and maybe become a national treasure himself.
2
A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
3
A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
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Not all knights held fiefs, and it was not unusual for knights to buy themselves freedom from the obligations of the fief, or even to abscond with the arms provided by their lord, becoming a part of t
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
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There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady. One is 14th century, the other 15th century. The earlier knight wears chain mail and his lady has long, flowing hair. The later kni
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The king knighted the young squire.
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Highborn boys were sent off to another noble household at the age of about seven, to serve strenuously as pages and later as esquires to their lord before they themselves were knighted, looked around
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Though teams from China have hoisted the Summoner’s Cup, which goes to the Worlds champion, it’s always been South Korean mid laners who have starred on those teams. Erzberger said Knight wants to be
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