Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n.Knighting.] To dub or create (one) a knight; — done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir —-.
A soldier, by the honor-giving hand
Of C�ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. Shak.