knight of the carpet

noun

variants or less commonly knight of the chamber

plural knights of the carpet

1

: a knight who is knighted in formal ceremony (as kneeling in a royal audience chamber) as distinguished from one knighted informally on the field of battle compare carpet knight

2

: a recipient of knighthood for service or distinction other than military

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