Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 11 compound words that contain knights. The most common are listed below. Open knights in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- Teutonic KnightsA German religious order founded in the late 12th century and known for conquering the Baltic Prussians and bringing Prussia under German control; the order exists today as a charitable organisation.
- Knights Templarplural of Knight Templar: A knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars.
- Knights of ColumbusA Roman Catholic fraternity for men, founded by a Roman Catholic priest named Michael McGivney.
- Knights HillA locality in the Kiama council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- Knights LandingA census-designated place in Yolo County, California, United States.
- Tolleshunt KnightsA village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9114).
- black knightsplural of black knight: A villain or evil character who masks their identity and that of their liege by not displaying heraldry.
- grey knightsplural of grey knight: In a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.
- imperial knightsplural of imperial knight: A feudal knight who held a fief in the Holy Roman Empire directly from the Emperor, hence was entitled to representation in the imperial diet.
- Knights Bachelorplural 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.
- knights' feesplural of knight's fee: A kind of land tenure requiring military service to the land's chief lord as an obligation to maintain possession.
- silver knightsplural of silver knight: A green form of the cicada Psaltoda plaga, of eastern Australia.
- white knightsplural of white knight: An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
- Jedi Knightsplural of Jedi Knight: A powerful rank of Jedi below that of Jedi Master.
- Knights of Maltaplural of Knight of Malta: A member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of a military, chivalric, and noble nature.
- Knights of Rhodesplural of Knight of Rhodes: A member of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, a medieval and early modern Catholic military order.
- knights-errantplural of knight-errant: A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.
- Knights Templarsplural of Knight Templar: A knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars.
- Knights of the Golden Circleplural of Knight of the Golden Circle: A member of a secret society founded in 1854 by American George W. L. Bickley, aiming to create a new country (the Golden Circle), centered in Havana, where slavery would be legal.
- Knights Hospitallerplural 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.
- Knights Hospitallersplural 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.
- Knights of PythiasA quasi-masonic fraternity for men.
- knights of the penplural of knight of the pen: An author or journalist.
- carpet knightsplural of carpet knight: One made a knight during a time of peace and therefore for some reason other than military distinction or service.
- gray knightsplural of gray knight: In a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.
Compound words 11
- KnightsbridgeAn urban area and named street to the south of Hyde Park, London (OS grid ref TQ2679).
- weeknightsplural of weeknight: The evening of a weekday.
- whiteknightsthird-person singular simple present indicative of whiteknight: An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
- knightshipsplural of knightship: The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
- KnightswoodA suburban area in west Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5369).
- MacKnightsplural of MacKnight: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- merknightsplural of merknight: A merperson knight.
- radknightsplural of radknight: A kind of feudal tenant in England who served on horseback.
- rodknightsplural of rodknight: A kind of feudal tenant in England who served on horseback.
- superknightsplural of superknight: A piece in some variants of fairy chess.