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rit•ter
Pronunciation: (rit'ur), [key]—
n.,
—pl. rit•ter, rit•ters.
1. a knight.
2. a member of the lowest order of nobility in Germany or Austria.
Rit•ter
Pronunciation: (rit'ur), [key]—
n.
1. Joseph Elmer, 1891–1967, U.S. cardinal.
2. Woodward Maurice (“Tex”), 1907–74, U.S. country-and-western singer, composer, and film actor.
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