English Dictionary: Kunsttpf | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keen \Keen\ (k[emac]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (-[etil]r); superl. {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[emac]ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[81]hn, OSw. kyn, k[94]n, Icel. k[91]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able. [root]45. ] 1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge. A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene. --Chaucer. That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. --Shak. 2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features. To make our wits more keen. --Shak. Before the keen inquiry of her thought. --Cowper. 3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm. Good father cardinal, cry thou amen To my keen curses. --Shak. 4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc,; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. --Goldsmith. 5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. [bd]Of full kene will.[b8] --Piers Plowman. So keen and greedy to confound a man. --Shak. Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged, keen-eyed, keen-sighted, keen-witted, etc. Syn: Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting; penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical; piercing; shrewd. | |
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Kin91sodic \Kin`[91]*sod"ic\, a. (Physiol.) Kinesodic. | |
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Kin91sthetic \Kin`[91]s*thet"ic\, Kinesthetic \Kin`es*thet"ic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or involving, kin[91]sthesis. | |
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Kinesiatrics \Kin`e*si*at"rics\, n. [Gr. ([?]) motion (fr. [?] to move) + ([?]) pertaining to medicine, fr. ([?]) a physician.] (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed {kinesitherapy}, {kinesipathy}, {lingism}, and the {movement cure}. | |
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Kinesiatrics \Kin`e*si*at"rics\, n. [Gr. ([?]) motion (fr. [?] to move) + ([?]) pertaining to medicine, fr. ([?]) a physician.] (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed {kinesitherapy}, {kinesipathy}, {lingism}, and the {movement cure}. | |
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Kinesitherapy \Kin`e*si*ther"a*py\, n. [Gr. [?] motion + [?] to heal.] (Med.) See {Kinesiatrics}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kinesiatrics \Kin`e*si*at"rics\, n. [Gr. ([?]) motion (fr. [?] to move) + ([?]) pertaining to medicine, fr. ([?]) a physician.] (Med.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed {kinesitherapy}, {kinesipathy}, {lingism}, and the {movement cure}. | |
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Kinesitherapy \Kin`e*si*ther"a*py\, n. [Gr. [?] motion + [?] to heal.] (Med.) See {Kinesiatrics}. | |
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Kinesodic \Kin`e*sod"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] motion + [?] way: cf. F. kin[82]sodigue.] (Physiol.) Conveying motion; as; kinesodic substance; -- applied esp. to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying doth voluntary and reflex motor impulses, without itself being affected by motor impulses applied to it directly. | |
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Kin91sthetic \Kin`[91]s*thet"ic\, Kinesthetic \Kin`es*thet"ic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or involving, kin[91]sthesis. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
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King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
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King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
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Kingdom \King"dom\, n. [AS. cyningd[?]m. See 2d {King}, and -{dom}.] 1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv. 13. When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. --2 Chron. xxi. 4. 2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak. You're welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak. 3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. [bd]The animal and vegetable kingdoms.[b8] --Locke. {Animal kingdom}. See under {Animal}. {Kingdom of God}. (a) The universe. (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign. (c) The authority or dominion of God. {Mineral kingdom}. See under {Mineral}. {United Kingdom}. See under {United}. {Vegetable kingdom}. See under {Vegetable}. Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain. | |
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Kingdom \King"dom\, n. [AS. cyningd[?]m. See 2d {King}, and -{dom}.] 1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv. 13. When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. --2 Chron. xxi. 4. 2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak. You're welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak. 3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. [bd]The animal and vegetable kingdoms.[b8] --Locke. {Animal kingdom}. See under {Animal}. {Kingdom of God}. (a) The universe. (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign. (c) The authority or dominion of God. {Mineral kingdom}. See under {Mineral}. {United Kingdom}. See under {United}. {Vegetable kingdom}. See under {Vegetable}. Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain. | |
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Kingdomed \King"domed\, a. Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom. [R.] [bd]Twixt his mental and his active parts, Kingdom'd Achilles in commotion rages And batters down himself. --Shak. | |
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King \King\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kinging}). ] To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. [R.] --Shak. Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead. --South. | |
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Kinghood \King"hood\, n. The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship. --Gower. | |
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Kingston \King"ston\, Kingstone \King"stone`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The black angel fish. See {Angel fish}, under {Angel}. | |
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Kingston metal \King"ston met"al\ An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. --McElrath. | |
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Kingston valve \King"ston valve\ (Marine Steam Engin.) A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line. | |
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Kingston \King"ston\, Kingstone \King"stone`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The black angel fish. See {Angel fish}, under {Angel}. | |
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Kingtruss \King"truss`\ (Carp.) A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges, etc. | |
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Kink \Kink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kinking}.] To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread. | |
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Knagged \Knag"ged\, a. Full of knots; knaggy. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Knight \Knight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knighting}.] 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 ---. A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C[?]ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. --Shak. | |
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Knight bachelor \Knight" bach"e*lor\; pl. {Knights bachelors}. A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See {Bachelor}, 4. | |
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Knight banneret \Knight" ban"ner*et\; pl. {Knights bannerets}. A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle. | |
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Knight baro-net \Knight" bar"o-net\ See {Baronet}. | |
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Knight marshal \Knight" mar"shal\ (Eng. Law) An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household being one of the parties. --Wharton. | |
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, n. [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F. mar[82]chal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G. marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc, Goth. skalks). F. mar[82]chal signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See {Mare} horse, and cf. {Seneschal}.] 1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom. [Obs.] 2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as, specifically: (a) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant. (b) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like. (c) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists. --Johnson. (d) (France) The highest military officer. In other countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of high rank, and called {field marshal}. (e) (Am. Law) A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city. {Earl marshal of England}, the eighth officer of state; an honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the office of high constable, the earl marshal has jurisdiction in the court of chivalry. --Brande & C. {Earl marshal of Scotland}, an officer who had command of the cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715. {Knight marshal}, [or] {Marshal of the King's house}, formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown, to punish faults committed within the verge, etc. His court was called the Court of Marshalsea. {Marshal of the Queen's Bench}, formerly the title of the officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in Southwark. --Mozley & W. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Post \Post\, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house. They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses. --Ex. xii. 7. Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore, The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. --Milton. Unto his order he was a noble post. --Chaucer. Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is used in composition, in such words as king-post, queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc. 2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. [Obs.] When God sends coin I will discharge your post. --S. Rowlands. {From pillar to post}. See under {Pillar}. {Knight of the post}. See under {Knight}. {Post hanger} (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post. {Post hole}, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post in. {Post mill}, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of the wind varies. {Post and stall} (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Shire \Shire\, n. [AS. sc[c6]re, sc[c6]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire. An indefinite number of these hundreds make up a county or shire. --Blackstone. 2. A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. [U. S.] Note: Shire is commonly added to the specific designation of a county as a part of its name; as, Yorkshire instead of York shire, or the shire of York; Berkshire instead of Berks shire. Such expressions as the county of Yorkshire, which in a strict sense are tautological, are used in England. In the United States the composite word is sometimes the only name of a county; as, Berkshire county, as it is called in Massachusetts, instead of Berks county, as in Pensylvania. The Tyne, Tees, Humber, Wash, Yare, Stour, and Thames separate the counties of Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, etc. --Encyc. Brit. {Knight of the shire}. See under {Knight}. {Shire clerk}, an officer of a county court; also, an under sheriff. [Eng.] {Shire mote} (Old. Eng. Law), the county court; sheriff's turn, or court. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone. {Shire reeve} (Old Eng. Law), the reeve, or bailiff, of a shire; a sheriff. --Burrill. {Shire town}, the capital town of a county; a county town. {Shire wick}, a county; a shire. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Knight service \Knight" serv"ice\ (Eng. Feud. Law) A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See {Chivalry}, n., 4. | |
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Knight service \Knight service\ Also Knight's service \Knight's service\ 1. (Feud. Law) The military service by rendering which a knight held his lands; also, the tenure of lands held on condition of performing military service. By far the greater part of England [in the 13th century] is held of the king by knight's service. . . . In order to understand this tenure we must form the conception of a unit of military service. That unit seems to be the service of one knight or fully armed horseman (servitium unius militis) to be done to the king in his army for forty days in the year, if it be called for. . . . The limit of forty days seems to have existed rather in theory than practice. --Pollock & Mait. 2. Service such as a knight can or should render; hence, good or valuable service. | |
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Knight Templar \Knight" Tem"plar\; pl. {Knights Templars}. See {Commandery}, n., 3, and also {Templar}, n., 1 and 3. | |
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Knightage \Knight"age\, n. To body of knights, taken collectively. | |
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Knight \Knight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knighting}.] 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 ---. A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C[?]ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. --Shak. | |
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Knight-errant \Knight"-er`rant\, n.; pl. {Knight-errants}, or {Knights-errant}. A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity. | |
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Knight-errantry \Knight"-er`rant*ry\, n.; pl. {Knight-errantries}. The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme. | |
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Knight-errantry \Knight"-er`rant*ry\, n.; pl. {Knight-errantries}. The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme. | |
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Knight-errant \Knight"-er`rant\, n.; pl. {Knight-errants}, or {Knights-errant}. A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity. | |
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Knight-er-ratic \Knight"-er-rat"ic\, a. Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry. [R.] --Quart. Rev. | |
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Knighthead \Knight"head`\, n. (Naut.) A bollard timber. See under {Bollard}. | |
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Knighthood \Knight"hood\, n. [Knight + hood: cf. AS. chihth[be]d youth.] 1. The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry. [bd]O shame to knighthood.[b8] --Shak. If you needs must write, write C[91]sar's praise; You 'll gain at least a knighthood, or the bays. --Pope. 2. The whole body of knights. The knighthood nowadays are nothing like the knighthood of old time. --Chapman. Note: [bd]When the order of knighthood was conferred with full solemnity in the leisure of a court or court or city, imposing preliminary ceremonies were required of the candidate. He prepared himself by prayer and fasting, watched his arms at night in a chapel, and was then admitted with the performance of religious rites. Knighthood was conferred by the accolade, which, from the derivation of the name, would appear to have been originally an embrace; but afterward consisted, as it still does, in a blow of the flat of a sword on the back of the kneeling candidate.[b8] --Brande & C. | |
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Knight \Knight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knighting}.] 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 ---. A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C[?]ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. --Shak. | |
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Knightless \Knight"less\, a. Unbecoming a knight. [Obs.] [bd]Knightless guile.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Knightliness \Knight"li*ness\, n. The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry. --Spenser. | |
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Knightly \Knight`ly\, a. [AS. cnihtlic boyish.] Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit. For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit. --Spenser. [Excuses] full knightly without scorn. --Tennyson. | |
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Knightly \Knight"ly\, adv. In a manner becoming a knight. And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. --Shak. | |
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Knight bachelor \Knight" bach"e*lor\; pl. {Knights bachelors}. A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See {Bachelor}, 4. | |
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Knight banneret \Knight" ban"ner*et\; pl. {Knights bannerets}. A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
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Companion \Com*pan"ion\, n. [F. compagnon, OF. compaing, fr. an assumed LL. companio (cf. companium fellowship, a mess), fr. L. com- + panis bread. See {Pantry}.] 1. One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of, or is associated with, another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a partner. The companions of his fall. --Milton. The companion of fools shall smart for it. --Prov. xiii. 20 (Rev. Ver.). Here are your sons again; and I must lose Two of the sweetest companions in the world. --Shak. A companion is one with whom we share our bread; a messmate. --Trench. 2. A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath. 3. A fellow; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. [Cf. OSp. compa[a4]a an outhouse, office.] (Naut.) (a) A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower deck. (b) A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way; a companion hatch. {Companion hatch} (Naut.), a wooden porch over the entrance or staircase of the cabin. {Companion ladder} (Naut.), the ladder by which officers ascend to, or descend from, the quarter-deck. --Totten. {Companion way} (Naut.), a staircase leading to the cabin. {Knights companions}, in certain honorary orders, the members of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights commanders, knights grand cross, and the like. Syn: Associate; comrade; mate; compeer; partner; ally; confederate; coadjutor; accomplice. | |
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Knight's fee \Knight's fee\ (Feudal Law) The fee of a knight; specif., the amount of land the holding of which imposed the obligation of knight service, being sometimes a hide or less, sometimes six or more hides. | |
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Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] 2. (a) 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. (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence: (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. [bd]Give this ring to my true knight.[b8] Shak [bd]In all your quarrels will I be your knight.[b8] --Tennyson. Knights, by their oaths, should right poor ladies' harms. --Shak. Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a knight is not hereditary. 3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head. 4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack. [Obs.] {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}. {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under {Chevalier}. {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}. {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper in general. --Nares. [bd]A knight of the post, . . . quoth he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you anything for twelve pence.[b8] --Nash. {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the representatives of cities and boroughs. {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and {Companion}. {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.] {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington, d.C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes. {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common title from the table around which they sat on certain solemn days. --Brande & C. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knight service \Knight service\ Also Knight's service \Knight's service\ 1. (Feud. Law) The military service by rendering which a knight held his lands; also, the tenure of lands held on condition of performing military service. By far the greater part of England [in the 13th century] is held of the king by knight's service. . . . In order to understand this tenure we must form the conception of a unit of military service. That unit seems to be the service of one knight or fully armed horseman (servitium unius militis) to be done to the king in his army for forty days in the year, if it be called for. . . . The limit of forty days seems to have existed rather in theory than practice. --Pollock & Mait. 2. Service such as a knight can or should render; hence, good or valuable service. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knight Templar \Knight" Tem"plar\; pl. {Knights Templars}. See {Commandery}, n., 3, and also {Templar}, n., 1 and 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knight-errant \Knight"-er`rant\, n.; pl. {Knight-errants}, or {Knights-errant}. A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess, and generosity. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knockdown \Knock"down`\, n. A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knockdown \Knock"down`\, a. Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knockdown \Knock"down`\, n. 1. That which knocks one down; something that overpowers or overwhelms, as strong liquor; specif., a kind of ale or beer that is very strong. [Slang.] 2. A knocking down; a felling by a knock; a blow that overwhelms; also, a fist fight. 3. Something that knocks down, or takes apart, for packing or removal, as a piece of furniture; also, state of being knocked down, or taken apart. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knockdown \Knock"down`\, a. 1. Of such force as to fell or overthrow; overwhelming; as, a knockdown blow. 2. Designating a rivet end to be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening. 3. Of or pertaining to the act of knocking down at an auction; specif., designating the price below which an article will not be disposed by the auctioneer. 4. Made or constructed so as to be capable of being knocked down or taken apart, as for transportation. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knock \Knock\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knocked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knocking}.] [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka.Cf. {Knack}.] 1. To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another. --Bacon. 2. To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door. For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. --Dryden. Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. --Matt. vii. 7. {To knock about}, to go about, taking knocks or rough usage; to wander about; to saunter. [Colloq.] [bd]Knocking about town.[b8] --W. Irving. {To knock up}, to fail of strength; to become wearied or worn out, as with labor; to give out. [bd]The horses were beginning to knock up under the fatigue of such severe service.[b8] --De Quincey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knock-out \Knock"-out`\, a. That knocks out; characterized by knocking out; as, a knock-out blow; a knock-out key for knocking out a drill from a collet. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knock-out \Knock"-out`\, n. Act of knocking out, or state of being knocked out. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knock-out drops \Knock-out drops\ Drops of some drug put in one's drink to stupefy him for purpose of robbery, etc. [Slang, U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knockstone \Knock"stone`\, n. (Mining) A block upon which ore is broken up. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kumquat \Kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) A small tree of the genus {Citrus} ({C. Japonica}) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kyanize \Ky"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kyanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kyanizing}.] [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.] To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kaneohe Station, HI (CDP, FIPS 28425) Location: 21.45005 N, 157.75164 W Population (1990): 11662 (2030 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kensett, AR (city, FIPS 36430) Location: 35.23548 N, 91.67011 W Population (1990): 1741 (753 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72082 Kensett, IA (city, FIPS 40665) Location: 43.35389 N, 93.21093 W Population (1990): 298 (144 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50448 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kincaid, IL (village, FIPS 39909) Location: 39.58866 N, 89.41434 W Population (1990): 1353 (596 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Kincaid, KS (city, FIPS 36875) Location: 38.08154 N, 95.15469 W Population (1990): 170 (102 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Kincaid, WV Zip code(s): 25119 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
King City, CA (city, FIPS 38520) Location: 36.21298 N, 121.12822 W Population (1990): 7634 (2444 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 93930 King City, MO (city, FIPS 38774) Location: 40.05064 N, 94.52471 W Population (1990): 986 (482 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64463 King City, OR (city, FIPS 39150) Location: 45.40543 N, 122.80158 W Population (1990): 2060 (1456 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingdom City, MO (village, FIPS 38792) Location: 38.94631 N, 91.93722 W Population (1990): 112 (44 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65262 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingsdown, KS Zip code(s): 67858 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingsgate, WA (CDP, FIPS 35835) Location: 47.73060 N, 122.16715 W Population (1990): 14259 (4852 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingston, AR Zip code(s): 72742 Kingston, GA (city, FIPS 43668) Location: 34.23572 N, 84.94609 W Population (1990): 616 (238 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30145 Kingston, ID Zip code(s): 83839 Kingston, IL (village, FIPS 40065) Location: 42.09919 N, 88.75690 W Population (1990): 562 (185 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60145 Kingston, MA (CDP, FIPS 33185) Location: 41.99720 N, 70.71449 W Population (1990): 4774 (2048 housing units) Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02364 Kingston, MI (village, FIPS 43380) Location: 43.41357 N, 83.18667 W Population (1990): 439 (171 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48741 Kingston, MN (city, FIPS 33344) Location: 45.19665 N, 94.30974 W Population (1990): 131 (50 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Kingston, MO (city, FIPS 38846) Location: 39.64224 N, 94.03818 W Population (1990): 279 (121 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64650 Kingston, NH Zip code(s): 03848 Kingston, NJ (CDP, FIPS 36930) Location: 40.37527 N, 74.60816 W Population (1990): 1047 (543 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08528 Kingston, NY (city, FIPS 39727) Location: 41.93011 N, 73.99727 W Population (1990): 23095 (10387 housing units) Area: 19.1 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Kingston, OH (village, FIPS 40376) Location: 39.47218 N, 82.91182 W Population (1990): 1153 (480 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45644 Kingston, OK (town, FIPS 39900) Location: 34.00225 N, 96.72171 W Population (1990): 1237 (582 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73439 Kingston, PA (borough, FIPS 39784) Location: 41.26410 N, 75.88742 W Population (1990): 14507 (6570 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18704 Kingston, RI (CDP, FIPS 38980) Location: 41.47223 N, 71.52344 W Population (1990): 6504 (609 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02881 Kingston, TN (city, FIPS 39620) Location: 35.87006 N, 84.51006 W Population (1990): 4552 (2071 housing units) Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37763 Kingston, UT (town, FIPS 41350) Location: 38.20499 N, 112.17923 W Population (1990): 134 (50 housing units) Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84743 Kingston, WA (CDP, FIPS 35870) Location: 47.79781 N, 122.49666 W Population (1990): 1270 (609 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98346 Kingston, WI (village, FIPS 39750) Location: 43.69358 N, 89.13126 W Population (1990): 346 (143 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53939 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingston Mines, IL (village, FIPS 40091) Location: 40.55818 N, 89.77060 W Population (1990): 293 (121 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61539 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingston Springs, TN (town, FIPS 39660) Location: 36.09652 N, 87.10045 W Population (1990): 1529 (519 housing units) Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37082 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingstown, MD (CDP, FIPS 44325) Location: 39.20617 N, 76.04812 W Population (1990): 1660 (702 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Kingstown, NC (town, FIPS 35890) Location: 35.36250 N, 81.62313 W Population (1990): 956 (275 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28150 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingstree, SC (town, FIPS 38590) Location: 33.66513 N, 79.82923 W Population (1990): 3858 (1578 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29556 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kingwood, TX (CDP, FIPS 39376) Location: 30.05786 N, 95.18624 W Population (1990): 37397 (12810 housing units) Area: 40.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Kingwood, WV (city, FIPS 44044) Location: 39.47105 N, 79.68306 W Population (1990): 3243 (1371 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26537 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kinston, AL (town, FIPS 40096) Location: 31.21943 N, 86.16994 W Population (1990): 595 (285 housing units) Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36453 Kinston, NC (city, FIPS 35920) Location: 35.27543 N, 77.59031 W Population (1990): 25295 (10826 housing units) Area: 34.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28501 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knightdale, NC (town, FIPS 36080) Location: 35.79252 N, 78.48638 W Population (1990): 1884 (785 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27545 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knights Ferry, CA Zip code(s): 95361 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knights Landing, CA Zip code(s): 95645 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knightsen, CA Zip code(s): 94548 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knightstown, IN (town, FIPS 40266) Location: 39.79569 N, 85.52829 W Population (1990): 2048 (931 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46148 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knightsville, IN (town, FIPS 40302) Location: 39.52615 N, 87.08976 W Population (1990): 740 (266 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knox City, MO (city, FIPS 39278) Location: 40.14364 N, 92.01027 W Population (1990): 262 (146 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63446 Knox City, TX (city, FIPS 39700) Location: 33.41746 N, 99.81580 W Population (1990): 1440 (683 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79529 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Knights of the Lambda Calculus n. A semi-mythical organization of wizardly LISP and Scheme hackers. The name refers to a mathematical formalism invented by Alonzo Church, with which LISP is intimately connected. There is no enrollment list and the criteria for induction are unclear, but one well-known LISPer has been known to give out buttons and, in general, the _members_ know who they are.... | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Knights of the Lambda-Calculus A semi-mythical organisation of wizardly LISP and Scheme hackers. The name refers to a mathematical formalism invented by Alonzo Church, with which LISP is intimately connected. There is no enrollment list and the criteria for induction are unclear, but one well-known LISPer has been known to give out buttons and, in general, the *members* know who they are. [{Jargon File}] | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Kenizzite (1.) The name of a tribe referred to in the covenant God made with Abraham (Gen. 15:19). They are not mentioned among the original inhabitants of Canaan (Ex. 3:8; Josh. 3:10), and probably they inhabited some part of Arabia, in the confines of Syria. (2.) A designation given to Caleb (R.V., Num. 32:12; A.V., Kenezite). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Christ and of God" (Eph. 5:5) = "kingdom of David" (Mark 11:10) = "the kingdom" (Matt. 8:12; 13:19) = "kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 3:2; 4:17; 13:41), all denote the same thing under different aspects, viz.: (1) Christ's mediatorial authority, or his rule on the earth; (2) the blessings and advantages of all kinds that flow from this rule; (3) the subjects of this kingdom taken collectively, or the Church. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
King's dale mentioned only in Gen. 14:17; 2 Sam. 18:18, the name given to "the valley of Shaveh," where the king of Sodom met Abram. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Kings, The Books of The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division into two books was first made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as the third and fourth books of Kings, the two books of Samuel being the first and second books of Kings. They contain the annals of the Jewish commonwealth from the accession of Solomon till the subjugation of the kingdom by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians (apparently a period of about four hundred and fifty-three years). The books of Chronicles (q.v.) are more comprehensive in their contents than those of Kings. The latter synchronize with 1 Chr. 28-2 Chr. 36:21. While in the Chronicles greater prominence is given to the priestly or Levitical office, in the Kings greater prominence is given to the kingly. The authorship of these books is uncertain. There are some portions of them and of Jeremiah that are almost identical, e.g., 2 Kings 24:18-25 and Jer. 52; 39:1-10; 40:7-41:10. There are also many undesigned coincidences between Jeremiah and Kings (2 Kings 21-23 and Jer. 7:15; 15:4; 19:3, etc.), and events recorded in Kings of which Jeremiah had personal knowledge. These facts countenance in some degree the tradition that Jeremiah was the author of the books of Kings. But the more probable supposition is that Ezra, after the Captivity, compiled them from documents written perhaps by David, Solomon, Nathan, Gad, and Iddo, and that he arranged them in the order in which they now exist. In the threefold division of the Scriptures by the Jews, these books are ranked among the "Prophets." They are frequently quoted or alluded to by our Lord and his apostles (Matt. 6:29; 12:42; Luke 4:25, 26; 10:4; comp. 2 Kings 4:29; Mark 1:6; comp. 2 Kings 1:8; Matt. 3:4, etc.). The sources of the narrative are referred to (1) "the book of the acts of Solomon" (1 Kings 11:41); (2) the "book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah" (14:29; 15:7, 23, etc.); (3) the "book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel" (14:19; 15:31; 16:14, 20, 27, etc.). The date of its composition was some time between B.C. 561, the date of the last chapter (2 Kings 25), when Jehoiachin was released from captivity by Evil-merodach, and B.C. 538, the date of the decree of deliverance by Cyrus. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Kenizzites, possession; purchase |