miles — meaning in English

English meaning

• knight noun In medieval Europe, an armoured warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.
• soldier noun A person who serves in an army, especially one who is not an officer.

Senses

miles is used for these senses in English:

• knight (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
• soldier A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

knight — full definition

1. noun In medieval Europe, an armoured warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.
2. noun In Britain, a man who has been honoured by the monarch for outstanding achievement and is entitled to use "Sir" before his name.
3. noun A chess piece, usually shaped like a horse's head, that moves in an L-shape and can jump over other pieces.
4. verb To formally confer a knighthood on someone.

soldier — full definition

1. noun A person who serves in an army, especially one who is not an officer.
2. noun Informal: a low-ranking member of a criminal organization, especially the mafia.
3. noun A strip of buttered toast or bread cut for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.
4. verb To carry on doggedly despite difficulty.

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