Rössl — meaning in English
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English meaning
- knight noun In medieval Europe, an armored warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.
Senses
Rössl is used for these senses in English:
- knight (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.
knight — full definition
- noun In medieval Europe, an armored warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.
- noun In Britain, a man who has been honored by the monarch for outstanding achievement and is entitled to use "Sir" before his name.
- noun A chess piece, usually shaped like a horse's head, that moves in an L-shape and can jump over other pieces.
- verb To formally confer a knighthood on someone.
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