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1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) ridder2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) ikke-arvelig tittel: Sir3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) springer2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) slå/utnevne til ridderIsubst. \/naɪt\/1) (historisk, overført) ridder2) ( britisk) knight, ridder (innehaver av ikke-arvelig adelsverdighet som gir rett til tittelen Sir)3) ordensridder4) ( i sjakk) springer, hest5) ( sjøfart) forklaring: vertikal stokk med blokkskive på toppen, som en løpende rigg er tredd gjennomknight bachelor (flertall: knight bachelorseller knights bachelor) ridder uten ordenstilhørighet (av laveste rang)knight of the pestle ( hverdagslig) pilletriller, apoteker, farmasøytknight of the road landeveisridder, landstrykerknight of the shire (britisk, historisk) forklaring: parlamentsmedlem for en shire forklaring: eller en countyIIverb \/naɪt\/1) slå til ridder2) utnevne til knight, adle
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