noble steed

Knight's proud mount

A noble steed is a horse, especially one imagined as brave, loyal, and worthy of a knight or hero.

The phrase belongs to fairy tales, fantasy, and deliberately archaic or humorous speech: The prince mounted his noble steed and rode off to rescue the princess.

Used ironically, it can refer to any mode of transportation: My noble steed is a 2003 Honda Civic.

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on horseback · gallop · mane · hooves · knight · knight in shining armor · armor · saddle · reins · bridle · faithful · loyal · majestic · proud · thundering · swift · gallant · fairy tale

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animal status/dignity

noble steednag

Pester repeatedly

donkey · mule · ass · plow horse · pack mule

narrative/literary function

noble steedRocinante

Knight's bony mount

Eeyore · farm animal

narrative/literary register

noble steedRocinante

Knight's bony mount

clown car · jalopy

Family

noble, steed, nobility, nobleness, nobly, nobleman, noblewoman, ennoble, ennoblement

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G