knight
A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
Other meanings
A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
“King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table”
Word history
From Old English "cniht" (boy; servant, knight).
Where this comes from
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