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cataphract

Cataphract vs Knight - What's the difference?

cataphract | knight |


As a noun cataphract

is defensive armor used for the entire body and often for the horse, also, especially the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.

As a proper noun knight is

an english status surname for someone who was a mounted soldier.