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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.) vitez2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) vitez3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) konj2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) poviteziti* * *I [náit]nounhistory vitez; konj (šah); član angleškega nižjega plemstva; figuratively kavalirII [náit]transitive verbpovišati v viteza; nagovoriti s "Sir"
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