(now historical) The military service a knight owed under the feudal system as a condition of holding his lands; hence, the system of land tenure based on such service.

(historical) A member of the Order of the Teutonic Knights.

(history) One made a knight during a time of peace and therefore for some reason other than military distinction or service.

plural of knight caligate

(heraldry, obsolete, England) a knight of the common birth who acted as a herald, messenger, and arms-bearer for a noble house and was distinguished by travelling on foot, by his two-color coat, and by his startups (“a kind of thigh-high boots”)

A quasi-Masonic fraternity for men.

A Roman Catholic fraternity for men, founded by a Roman Catholic priest named Michael McGivney.

simple past tense and past participle of white knight

present participle of white knight

A man who has been knighted and received a belt and sword as the tokens of his knighthood.