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knight vs knight bachelor

knight bachelor vs knight

knight and knight bachelor both are nouns.

knight is a verb but knight bachelor is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knight Yes No Yes No
knight bachelor Yes No No No
As nouns, knight bachelor is a hyponym of knight; that is, knight bachelor 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 bachelor: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
knight (noun) knight bachelor (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) knight bachelor (verb)
raise (someone) to knighthood
Difference between knight and knight bachelor

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