carpet knight

noun

One made a knight during a time of peace and therefore for some reason other than military distinction or service.

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Meanings

nouncarpet knight (plural carpet knights)

plural carpet knights

  1. historicalOne made a knight during a time of peace and therefore for some reason other than military distinction or service.
  2. obsoleteA knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and has not known the hardships of the field.

    He is knight dubbed with unhatched rapier and / on carpet consideration

    c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 3, scene 4
  3. datedOne who avoids hard work; a fop; an idler.

    Synonyms: dandy

  4. obsoleteA lady's man.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who avoids hard work; a fop; an idler.

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Origin

In the sense of a non-military knight: so called because they were created while kneeling on a carpet, not the field.

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APA

carpet knight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20knight

MLA

“carpet knight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20knight. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpet knight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20knight.

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