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bachelor-at-arms vs knight

knight vs bachelor-at-arms

bachelor-at-arms and knight both are nouns.

bachelor-at-arms is not a verb while knight is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bachelor-at-arms Yes No No No
knight Yes No Yes No
As nouns, knight is a hypernym of bachelor-at-arms; that is, knight is a word with a broader meaning than bachelor-at-arms:
  • bachelor-at-arms: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
  • knight: originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
bachelor-at-arms (noun) knight (noun)
a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
bachelor-at-arms (verb) knight (verb)
raise (someone) to knighthood
Difference between bachelor-at-arms and knight

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