The word found after unscrambling knight means that originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit, a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa), raise (someone) to knighthood, .
Wordscapes Daily Puzzle Answers for 01/10/2019
hint , king , thin , knit , nigh , night , thing , think , knight