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k. killed.

King's (or Queen's) Bench, Court of The court originally designated to try cases affecting the king and magnates privileged to be tried only before the king or (in his absence) by his Council. Later it tried civil and criminal cases.

knight bachelor A knight who is not a member of one of the orders of chivalry.

knobstick A blackleg; strike-breaker.

knobstick wedding A wedding, usually forced by the parish vestry, of a pregnant single woman to the man she designated as the child's father.