Phrase Hound found 62 phrases and 43 compound words that contain knight. The most common are listed below. Open knight in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 62
- Dark KnightA moniker for Batman, the fictional superhero.
- white knightAn individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
- black knightA villain or evil character who masks their identity and that of their liege by not displaying heraldry.
- knight-errantA knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.
- Knight TemplarA knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars.
- Green KnightA supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
- knight serviceThe military service a knight owed to his chief lord as a condition of holding title to his lands and rank.
- knight in shining armorA person who will fix a dangerous situation; a hero.
- carpet knightOne made a knight during a time of peace and therefore for some reason other than military distinction or service.
- Teutonic KnightA member of the Order of the Teutonic Knights.
- imperial knightA feudal knight who held a fief in the Holy Roman Empire directly from the Emperor, hence was entitled to representation in the imperial diet.
- knight banneretA knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead troops under his own banner.
- Jedi KnightA powerful rank of Jedi below that of Jedi Master.
- burnt knightThe mushroom Tricholoma ustale
- grey knightIn a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.
- silver knightA green form of the cicada Psaltoda plaga, of eastern Australia.
- yellow knightA widely eaten but arguably toxic fungus, Tricholoma equestre, that forms ectomycorrhiza with pine trees.
- Knight BachelorA man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system.
- knight marshalAn officer in the royal household, responsible for maintaining order in the royal court.
- ashen knightThe mushroom Tricholoma virgatum.
- knight-errantryThe character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures.
- Knight of ColumbusA member of the Knights of Columbus.
- Knight of MaltaA member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of a military, chivalric, and noble nature.
- Knight of RhodesSynonym of Knight Hospitaller: A member of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, a medieval and early modern Catholic military order.
- Knight BatchelorAlternative spelling of Knight Bachelor: A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system.
Compound words 43
- knighthoodAn honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.
- knightlyOf or pertaining to a knight or knights.
- knightmareA figurative nightmare involving a knight, e.g. a crushing knight move or a hopeless situation involving a knight.
- KnightieA fan of the Canadian television series Forever Knight.
- knightlessUnbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
- knightdomThe domain of a knight
- merknightA merperson knight.
- KnightianOf or relating to Frank Knight (1885–1972), American economist.
- knightletA small or petty knight.
- knightshipThe honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.