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imperial knight

imperial knight noun: a feudal knight who held a fief in the Holy Roman Empire directly from the Emperor, hence was entitled to representation in the imperial diet.

Noun

imperial knight (plural imperial knights)

  1. (historical) A feudal knight who held a fief in the Holy Roman Empire directly from the Emperor, hence was entitled to representation in the imperial diet.

Forms of imperial knight

pluralimperial knights

Questions about imperial knight

What does imperial knight mean?
Imperial knight means a feudal knight who held a fief in the Holy Roman Empire directly from the Emperor, hence was entitled to representation in the imperial diet.
What part of speech is imperial knight?
Imperial knight is a noun.
What is the plural of imperial knight?
The plural of imperial knight is imperial knights.

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