Kamasutra
         n 1: (Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for
               sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in
               accordance with Hindu law

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Kamchatka Peninsula n a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk
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Kamchatkan sea eagle n found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn: Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus]
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Kenzo Tange n Japanese architect (born in 1913) [syn: Tange, {Kenzo Tange}]
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kinaesthesia n the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc Synonym(s): kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling of movement the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body Synonym(s): kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement Antonym(s): kinanesthesia
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kinaesthesis n the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement] Antonym(s): kinanesthesia
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kinaesthetic adj of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: kinesthetic, kinaesthetic]
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kinaesthetically adv in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia; "he can perceive shapes kinesthetically" Synonym(s): kinesthetically, kinaesthetically
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kinesthesia n the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc Synonym(s): kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling of movement the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body Synonym(s): kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement Antonym(s): kinanesthesia
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kinesthesis n the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement] Antonym(s): kinanesthesia
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kinesthetic adj of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: kinesthetic, kinaesthetic]
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kinesthetically adv in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia; "he can perceive shapes kinesthetically" Synonym(s): kinesthetically, kinaesthetically
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kinesthetics n the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement] Antonym(s): kinanesthesia
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king devil n European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds Synonym(s): king devil, yellow hawkweed, Hieracium praealtum
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King Oedipus n (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles Synonym(s): Oedipus, King Oedipus, Oedipus Rex
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king whiting n whiting of the southeastern coast of North America [syn: king whiting, Menticirrhus americanus]
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kingdom n a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" Synonym(s): kingdom, land, realm a country with a king as head of state the domain ruled by a king or queen Synonym(s): kingdom, realm a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia a basic group of natural objects
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kingdom Animalia n taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals Synonym(s): Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom
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kingdom come n the next world; "he nearly blew us to kingdom come" the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care"
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kingdom Fungi n the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants Synonym(s): Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom
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kingdom Monera n prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions Synonym(s): Monera, kingdom Monera, Prokayotae, kingdom Prokaryotae
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Kingdom of Belgium n a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Synonym(s): Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique
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Kingdom of Bhutan n a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India Synonym(s): Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan
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Kingdom of Cambodia n a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946 Synonym(s): Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea
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Kingdom of Denmark n a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea Synonym(s): Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark
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Kingdom of God n the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign
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Kingdom of Lesotho n a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 Synonym(s): Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho, Basutoland
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Kingdom of Morocco n a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 Synonym(s): Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Al-Magrib
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Kingdom of Nepal n a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China Synonym(s): Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal
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Kingdom of Norway n a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 Synonym(s): Norway, Kingdom of Norway, Norge, Noreg
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia n an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy Synonym(s): Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Kingdom of Spain n a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power Synonym(s): Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
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Kingdom of Swaziland n a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 Synonym(s): Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland
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Kingdom of Sweden n a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula Synonym(s): Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige
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Kingdom of Thailand n a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" Synonym(s): Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, Siam
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Kingdom of The Netherlands n a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level Synonym(s): Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland
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Kingdom of Tonga n a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 Synonym(s): Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands
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kingdom Plantae n (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants Synonym(s): Plantae, kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom
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kingdom Prokaryotae n prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions Synonym(s): Monera, kingdom Monera, Prokayotae, kingdom Prokaryotae
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kingdom Protoctista n in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals Synonym(s): Protoctista, kingdom Protoctista
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Kingston n a town on the Hudson River in New York a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River capital and largest city of Jamaica Synonym(s): Kingston, capital of Jamaica, Jamaican capital
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Kingston-upon Hull n a large fishing port in northeastern England [syn: Hull, Kingston-upon Hull]
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Kingstown n the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
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kingwood n handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood Synonym(s): kingwood, kingwood tree, Dalbergia cearensis
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kingwood tree n Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood [syn: kingwood, kingwood tree, Dalbergia cearensis]
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Kinosternidae n mud turtles; musk turtles [syn: Kinosternidae, {family Kinosternidae}]
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Kinosternon n type genus of the Kinosternidae [syn: Kinosternon, {genus Kinosternon}]
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Knesset n the Israeli unicameral parliament [syn: Knesset, Knesseth]
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Knesseth n the Israeli unicameral parliament [syn: Knesset, Knesseth]
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knight n originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) Synonym(s): knight, horse v raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" Synonym(s): knight, dub
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knight bachelor n a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon Synonym(s): knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, bachelor
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knight banneret n a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command Synonym(s): knight banneret, knight of the square flag, banneret
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knight errantry n quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior [syn: {knight errantry}, quixotism] (Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry
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Knight of the Round Table n in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court
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knight of the square flag n a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command Synonym(s): knight banneret, knight of the square flag, banneret
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Knight Templar n a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher Synonym(s): Knight Templar, Templar
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knight's service n land tenure by service to the lord as a knight
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knight-errant n a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
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knighthood n aristocrats holding the rank of knight
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Knightia n small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia Synonym(s): Knightia, genus Knightia
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knightliness n the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct Synonym(s): chivalry, knightliness
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knightly adj characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years" Synonym(s): chivalric, knightly, medieval being attentive to women like an ideal knight Synonym(s): chivalrous, gallant, knightly
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knock down v cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" Synonym(s): down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" Synonym(s): deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor shatter as if by explosion Synonym(s): blast, knock down
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knock out v eliminate; "knock out a target" knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" Synonym(s): knock cold, knock out, kayo destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out" overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm" empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe"
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knock-down adj strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow" Synonym(s): knock-down(a), powerful
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knock-down-and-drag-out adj extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight" Synonym(s): knockdown-dragout, knock-down-and-drag-out
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knockdown adj (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled; "I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store" n a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
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knockdown-dragout adj extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight" Synonym(s): knockdown-dragout, knock-down-and-drag-out
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knocked out adj knocked unconscious by a heavy blow [syn: {knocked out(p)}, kayoed, KO'd, out(p), stunned]
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knocked-out adj damaged; "the gym has some of the most knocked-out equipment since Vic Tanny"
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knockout adj very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" Synonym(s): hard, knockout, severe n a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish] a blow that renders the opponent unconscious Synonym(s): knockout, KO, kayo
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knockout drops n chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious
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knockout punch n a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing Synonym(s): haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch
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Kong the Master n Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC) Synonym(s): Confucius, Kongfuze, K'ung Futzu, Kong the Master
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Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev n Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) Synonym(s): Stanislavsky, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev
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Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky n Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) Synonym(s): Stanislavsky, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev
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Konstantin Stanislavsky n Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) Synonym(s): Stanislavsky, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev
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kumquat n any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp Synonym(s): kumquat, cumquat, kumquat tree small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
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kumquat tree n any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp Synonym(s): kumquat, cumquat, kumquat tree
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kunzite n a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone
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Kwangtung n a province in southern China [syn: Guangdong, Kwangtung, Guangdong province]
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.
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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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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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}.
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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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.
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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.
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