knight
noun
a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.
had knighted
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past perfectof knight.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Before Lord Stannis had knighted him, he had been the most notorious and elusive smuggler in all the Seven Kingdoms.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
She had knighted him, as it were, and sent him forth!
From The Search by Grace Livingston Hill
Kelly, whom the Emperor Maximilian II. had knighted and created Marshal of Bohemia, so strong a conviction of his hermetic abilities had he impressed on the Imperial mind, remained in Germany.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams
She put her slim, cool hand into his, and thanked him sweetly; and he went out into the starlight feeling as if a princess had knighted him.
From Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill
He told me also how the King had knighted Vice-admiral Lawson and Sir Richard Stayner. 29th.
From The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Richard Griffin, Baron Braybrooke
