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knight †boy, youth OE.; military follower; name of a rank, orig. in military service XI; knight of the shire XIV. OE. cniht boy, youth, man of arms, hero = OS. knecht, OHG. kneht (Du., G. knecht) :- WGmc. * kneξta, of unkn. orig.
Hence knight-errant XIV. knighthood XIII (OE. cnihthād boyhood). knightly XIV (OE. cnihtliċ boyish).

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