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Green Knight

Green Knight proper noun: a supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Proper noun

the Green Knight

  1. A supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Questions about Green Knight

What does Green Knight mean?
Green Knight means a supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
What part of speech is Green Knight?
Green Knight is a proper noun.

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