knight-errant
- n a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
knight bachelor
- n a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
knight banneret
- n a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
knight errantry
- n quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
- n (Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry
knight of the round table
- n in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court
knight of the square flag
- n a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
knight templar
- n a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States
- n a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
knightia
- n small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia
knightliness
- n the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
kniphofia
- n a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
kniphofia uvaria
- n clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers
knish
- n (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack