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Noun: carpet knight  kaa(r)-pit nIt
Usage: archaic
  1. A knight who spends their time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)
    "The other knights looked down on the carpet knight, who had never seen real combat"

Derived forms: carpet knights

Type of: knight

Encyclopedia: Carpet knight