knight
n//naɪt//riddare, knekt, springare, häst, dubba
(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
(chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.