Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)knightoriginally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit (n)knight, horsea chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) Verbs
(v)knight, dubraise (someone) to knighthood“The Beatles were knighted” 