(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”)

(feudal law) The fee of a knight; specifically, the amount of land that imposed the obligation of knight service upon the landholder, being sometimes a hide or less, sometimes six or more hides.

A quasi-Masonic fraternity for men.

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

present participle of white knight

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

plural of belted knight

plural of carpet knight

plural of Knight Templar

plural of knight of the post