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knight vs bachelor-at-arms

bachelor-at-arms vs knight

knight and bachelor-at-arms both are nouns.

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

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

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