Home › Words › B › beknightbeknight/bɪˈnaɪt/beknight · verb — to make a knight of.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, beknight ranks #7,746 of 43,295 for Qualifying.beknight is pronounced /bɪˈnaɪt/.EtymologyFrom be- + knight.verbTo make a knight of.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.knighting 79% match — The act of making somebody a knight. vs beknight →knighthood 70% match — An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir. vs beknight →dubbing 65% match — The conferral of knighthood; investment with a title. vs beknight →beknave 64% match — To treat as a knave. vs beknight →beduke 64% match — To make a duke. vs beknight →ennoble 63% match — To bestow with nobility, honour or grace. vs beknight →knightlike 62% match — Knightly; bold, gallant, etc. vs beknight →knightage 61% match — knighthood; state of being a knight vs beknight →