Meanings
nounknightess (plural knightesses)
plural knightesses · alternative knightress
- rareA female knight.
- rareThe wife of a knight.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto kavalirino
- kavalirinofemale knight
French chevalière, chevaleresse
- chevalièrefemale knight
- chevaleressefemale knight
- chevalièrewife of a knight
- chevaleressewife of a knight
German Ritterin
- Ritterinfemale knight
Italian cavalieressa
- cavalieressafemale knight
Japanese 女騎士
- 女騎士 (jokishi)female knight
Portuguese cavaleira
- cavaleirafemale knight
Spanish caballera
- caballerafemale knight
Cite this entry
APA
knightess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightess
MLA
“knightess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightess. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knightess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knightess.
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