The Emergence Machine

Knight

physical · Society · Level 10 · E11

E11Organizations

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Emergence definition

A knight is an armored warrior of medieval society bound by a code of honor, a member of a group that adheres to a code of conduct.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “knight” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0KnightHorseWarConflictLivestockSocietySwordCommunityFarmingMammalWeaponGroupCooperationFoodMilitary… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesKnightL10GroupL6SocietyL8SwordL8HorseL9WarL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) polysemous
    Understanding group is foundational to the social concept of knight
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Knights served a lord within a hierarchical social system of feudal society
  • Sword L8 (requires)
    Armored medieval warrior of noble rank -- prerequisite: sword
  • Horse L9 (requires)
    Armored medieval warrior of noble rank -- prerequisite: horse
  • War L9 (requires)
    A knight is an armored warrior of medieval society bound by a code of honor