Meanings
nounimperial knight (plural imperial knights)
plural imperial knights
- historicalA feudal knight who held a fief in the Holy Roman Empire directly from the Emperor, hence was entitled to representation in the imperial diet.
Translations
German Reichsritter
- ReichsritterTranslations
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