Knight and Peer

Knight

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.

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Synonyms for Knight

Peer and knight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peer" instead a noun "Knight".

Nearby Words: knightly, knighthood, knighted, knighting

Peer

Peer noun - A man of high birth or social position.

Usage example: claims to be related to an English peer

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Antonyms for Peer

Knight and peer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knight" instead a noun "Peer".

Nearby Word: peering

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How words are described

old	old knight	old peer
female	female knight	female peer
true	true knight	true peer
powerful	powerful knight	powerful peer
Other adjectives: former, mysterious, titular, immortal, eponymous.

Both words in one sentence

Making this more confusing is the fact that the wife of a baronet or male knight is addressed and referred to as "Lady [surname]" - the same form as the wife of a peer.

Source: Useful Notes / Knight Fever
By the era of Dominic Flandry, hereditary idle aristocrats dominate, and it is noted that it is harder to become a knight than a peer.

Source: Blue Blood
Though not a peer herself, she was the daughter of an Earl, hence the "Lady Firstname Lastname" treatment; she also was the wife of a knight, thus doubly entitling her to the courtesy (like Lady Lucas, wife of Sir William).

Source: Last Name Basis / Literature

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