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The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arms.

Thomas Bulfinch

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Thomas Bulfinch
Age: 70 †
Born: 1796
Born: July 15
Died: 1867
Died: May 27
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Newton
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