# knights

Pronunciation: say "NYTS" /naɪts/

## Noun

1. Plural of knight. — plural of knight
   - Simple: Plural of knight. Use it when you mean more than one knight.
   - _Armored knights charged across the field at the start of the battle._
   - _Two scientists and a retired general were among the new knights named on the honors list._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular present of knight. — third-person singular simple present indicative of knight
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of knight. Use it with he, she, it, or one person.
   - _Each year the monarch knights a few people for their service to the arts and sciences._
   - _Facing a stalemate trap, White knights the pawn rather than promoting it to a queen._

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