1 in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: “King Arthur and his knights.”
ridder

2 a man of rank, having the title 'Sir': “Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.”
ridder

3 a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.
paard
to make (a person) a knight: “He was knighted for his services to industry.”
tot ridder slaan

'knighthood (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the rank or title of a knight: “He received a knighthood from the Queen.”
ridderorde
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to knight	decoreren (ww.) ; een onderscheidingsteken geven (ww.) ; onderscheiden (ww.) ; ridderen (ww.)
the knight	het paard ; de ridder (m)
Knight	Ridder

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.




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