Green Knight

proper noun

A supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Green Knight
  1. A supernatural figure from 14th-century Arthurian literature; known as the central antagonist and tester of knights in the chivalric poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
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APA

Green Knight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Green%20Knight

MLA

“Green Knight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Green%20Knight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Green Knight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Green%20Knight.

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