FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.

n Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.

n (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

v (transitive) To confer knighthood upon.

v (chess|transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.