Meanings
plural learning-knights · alternative learningknight · alternative learning knight
- archaichistoricalrareOne disciplined and devoted to learning; a student or disciple.
And there came against the place as they stood a young learningknight yclept Dixon.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses3 more examples
Thence Christ's difciples are termed, in the Saxon evangelists, Christ's learning knights.
1766, Bulstrode Whitlocke, Whitelockes Notes Uppon The Kings Writt For Choosing Members of ParlementChrist himself first spake the Lord's prayer, and taught it to his learning-knights (the apostles).
1841, Edward Churton, The Early English Church, page 261Again in those days there was with him a great crowd, and they had nothing to eat, then saith he, his learning-knights being called together, I pity this crowd for that they abide with me three days and have nothing to eat.
1881, A translation of the Anglo-Saxon version of St. Mark's Gospel, page 47
Origin
- Old Englishleornungcniht
- Middle Englishlerning-knight
- Englishlearning-knight
Likely a revival of either Middle English lerning-knight or its antecedent Old English leornungcniht.
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