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knight of the shire

  • 1 knight

    1. noun
    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.) ikke-arvelig tittel: Sir
    3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) springer
    2. verb
    (to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) slå/utnevne til ridder
    I
    subst. \/naɪt\/
    1) (historisk, overført) ridder
    2) ( britisk) knight, ridder (innehaver av ikke-arvelig adelsverdighet som gir rett til tittelen Sir)
    3) ordensridder
    4) ( i sjakk) springer, hest
    5) ( sjøfart) forklaring: vertikal stokk med blokkskive på toppen, som en løpende rigg er tredd gjennom
    knight bachelor (flertall: knight bachelors
    eller knights bachelor) ridder uten ordenstilhørighet (av laveste rang)
    knight of the pestle ( hverdagslig) pilletriller, apoteker, farmasøyt
    knight of the road landeveisridder, landstryker
    knight of the shire (britisk, historisk) forklaring: parlamentsmedlem for en shire forklaring: eller en county
    II
    verb \/naɪt\/
    1) slå til ridder
    2) utnevne til knight, adle

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  • Knight of the shire — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Knight of the shire — Knight Knight, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knight of the shire — noun (plural knights of the shire) Etymology: Middle English 1. : a knight selected by the freeholders to represent a shire in the House of Commons especially in medieval times the knight of the shire was the connecting link between the baron and …   Useful english dictionary

  • Knight of the shire — One of the two knights of a shire or *county elected to be its representative in parliament. Their election was overseen by the *sheriff in the county court, in response to the king s summons. Cf. Mainpernor …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • Knight of the post — Knight Knight, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shire — Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shire clerk — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shire mote — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shire reeve — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shire town — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shire wick — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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