dub a knight

  • 11dub — {{11}}dub (1) give a name to, originally make a knight, from late O.E. dubbian knight by striking with a sword (11c.), a late word, perhaps borrowed from O.Fr. aduber equip with arms, adorn (11c.) of uncertain origin, but there are phonetic… …

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  • 12Knight Rider Special — Infobox VG title = Knight Rider Special developer = Pack In Video Co. LTD. publisher = Pack In Video Co. LTD. designer = Pack In Video Co. LTD. engine = released = December 16, 1994 genre = Adventure Driving modes = Single player ratings =… …

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  • 13knight — /naɪt / (say nuyt) noun 1. (in medieval Europe) a. (originally) a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior. b. (later) a man, usually of noble birth, who, after an apprenticeship as page and squire, was raised to honourable military rank… …

  • 14dub — English has two words dub. By far the older, ‘create a knight, name’ [11], was one of the first linguistic fruits of the Norman conquest, which was during the Middle English period to contribute such a vast number of French words to the English… …

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  • 15dub — English has two words dub. By far the older, ‘create a knight, name’ [11], was one of the first linguistic fruits of the Norman conquest, which was during the Middle English period to contribute such a vast number of French words to the English… …

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  • 16knight — [[t]naɪt[/t]] n. 1) why (in the Middle Ages) a) a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior b) a man, usu. of noble birth, who after serving as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct 2) any… …

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  • 17dub — dub1 [dʌb] v past tense and past participle dubbed present participle dubbing [T] [Sense: 1,5; Origin: Old English dubbian] [Sense: 2 4; Origin: double] 1.) [usually passive] to give something or someone a name that describes them in some way… …

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  • 18dub — 1 verb dubbed, dubbing (T) 1 (usually passive) to give something or someone a humorous name that describes their character: Mrs Thatcher was dubbed The Iron Lady . 2 to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into… …

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  • 19dub — 1. v.tr. (dubbed, dubbing) 1 make (a person) a knight by touching his shoulders with a sword. 2 give (a person) a name, nickname, or title (dubbed him a crank). 3 Brit. dress (an artificial fishing fly). 4 smear (leather) with grease. Etymology:… …

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  • 20knight — 1. noun /naɪt/ a) A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table b) Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch. Syn …

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