Hereditary knight Synonyms

Definitions for Hereditary


  • (adjective) genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
  • (adjective) occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  • (adjective) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

Definitions for Knight


  • (noun) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
  • (verb) raise (someone) to knighthood
  • (noun) a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse ; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)