plural of knight's pawn

(chess) A pawn on the knight's file; i.e., the b-file or g-file.

Alternative form of knight service

(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.

(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.

simple past tense and past participle of white knight

present participle of white knight