knight vs lion

knight

noun
  • A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest. 

  • A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch. 

  • A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire. 

  • An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages. 

  • 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. 

  • A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate held in knight's fee. 

  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima. 

  • A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord. 

  • Any mushroom belonging to genus Tricholoma. 

verb
  • To confer knighthood upon. 

  • To promote (a pawn) to a knight. 

lion

noun
  • A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity. 

  • A male lion, as opposed to a lioness. 

  • Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. 

  • A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. 

  • A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. 

  • An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings. 

  • A Chinese foo dog. 

  • An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion. 

adj
  • Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. 

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