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Meanings of king knight in English

King's knight.

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Examples for "king's knight"
Examples for "king's knight"
1
"Well..." Matthew reached down to the chessboard and traded positions between the king's knight and the king's bishop.
Speaks the Nightbird
Usage of king knight in English
1
He turned his head and his king knight's pawn advanced one square.
Carrion comfort
2
Saul realized that he was a king knight's pawn who had not yet moved from his original square.
Carrion comfort
3
The king knighted him before he rode north, in Jon's memory.
A Game of Thrones
4
Anon came young Gawain, the king 's nephew, praying to be made a knight, whom the king knighted then and there.
The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights
5
"The king knighted the boy after Lord Arryn's death."
A Game of Thrones
6
In return for this submission the king knighted the four chiefs just named, a somewhat incongruous piece of courtesy it must be owned.
The Story of Ireland