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knight vs knight-errant

knight-errant vs knight

knight and knight-errant both are nouns.

knight is a verb but knight-errant is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knight Yes No Yes No
knight-errant Yes No No No
As nouns, knight-errant is a hyponym of knight; that is, knight-errant 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
  • knight-errant: a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
knight (noun) knight-errant (noun)
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
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) knight-errant (verb)
raise (someone) to knighthood
Difference between knight and knight-errant

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