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The following 413 entries include the term ofthe.
Knight of the Golden Circle
noun: a member of a former American secret organization formed about 1855 to promote the interests of the South and the slavery cause
knight of the pestle
nounknight of the post
noun: a professional false witness of 15th to 17th century England
knight of the road
nounKnight of the Round Table
noun: a knight belonging to the legendary order instituted by King Arthur
knight of the shire
noun: a knight selected by the freeholders to represent a shire in the House of Commons especially in medieval times
Knight of the Sword
noun: a member of a German religious order of knights founded in 1202 by Bishop Albert of Riga in Livonia to convert the heathen Estonians and Livonians and appropriate their lands, confirmed by the pope in 1204, and merged into the Teutonic Order in 1237
Knight of the Temple
noun: templar
lady of the bedchamber
: one of the ladies of noble family holding the official position of personal attendant on a British queen or princess
lady of the evening
lady-of-the-night
noun: a West Indian shrub (Brunfelsia americana) with fragrant showy yellowish white flowers
lag of the tide
: the interval by which the time of high or low water falls behind the mean time in the 2d and 4th quarters of the moon —opposed to priming of the tide
Land of the Leal
law of the flag
: the law of the sovereign state under whose protection a ship is registered and whose flag the ship flies
law of the jungle
: a code that dictates survival by any means possible and that is presumed to be in effect among animals in their natural state or people unrestrained by any established law or civilized personal or civic control
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