Samurai vs. Knight

Samurainoun

In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

Samurai

In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871. They were referred to as "a cross between a knight and a gentleman".

Samurainoun

a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy

Samurainoun

feudal Japanese military aristocracy

Samurai

Samurai (侍) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century to their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo (the great feudal landholders).

Knightnoun

A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.

Knightnoun

A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

Knightnoun

Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.

Knightnoun

(chess) 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.

Knightnoun

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Knightverb

(transitive) To confer knighthood upon.

Knightverb

To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

Knightnoun

A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

Knightnoun

In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life.

Knightnoun

A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head.

Knightnoun

A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

Knightverb

To dub or create (one) a knight; - done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir --.

Knightnoun

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

Knightnoun

a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

Knightverb

raise (someone) to knighthood;

Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.Knighthood finds origins in the Greek hippeis and hoplite (ἱππεῖς) and Roman eques and centurion of classical antiquity.In the Early Middle Ages in Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility.