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Knight - Wikipedia As the term "knight" became increasingly confined to denoting a social rank, the military role of fully armoured cavalryman gained a separate term, "man-at-arms" Although any medieval knight going to war would automatically serve as a man-at-arms, not all men-at-arms were knights
KNIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of KNIGHT is a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior; especially : a man ceremonially inducted into special military rank usually after completing service as page and squire How to use knight in a sentence
Knight | History, Orders, Facts | Britannica Knight, now a title of honor bestowed for a variety of services, but originally in the European Middle Ages a formally professed cavalryman The first medieval knights were professional cavalry warriors, some of whom were vassals holding lands as fiefs from the lords in whose armies they served
A Definitive List of Notable and Famous Medieval Knights Though knight in shining armor has just been reduced to a phrase in the English dictionary and chivalry is gradually becoming non-existent, history tells us a different story
Medieval Knight - World History Encyclopedia A knight was expected to be chivalrous at all times The ethical, religious and social code of chivalry pervaded the upper echelons of medieval society and was made ever more important with an endless stream of romantic literature extolling the virtues of chivalrous conduct
Knight - HowStuffWorks A knight in the Middle Ages was a warrior horseman A knight was called Sir, and was usually of a noble or a genteel family Knighthood, however, was not inherited; it had to be earned by many years of training Besides a sword and a shield, a knight in combat might carry a battle-ax, mace or lance
Knight - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A knight was a professional heavy cavalry soldier in the Middle Ages Knights were the best soldiers in the kingdom Knights fought for lords or nobles, and got land in return They thought honour was very important, and they had a code of honour called chivalry A knight usually had a coat of arms, also called an armorial achievement