had knighted
- past perfect of knight.
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
When, afterward, Jones heard that the King had knighted the commander of the Serapis, he said, "He deserves it; and if I fall in with him again, I'll make a lord of him."
From Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
The Queen knighted the mayor, as she had knighted his brother-magistrate at Cork.
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Tytler, Sarah
Then, all at once, he remembered the vows he had taken, when the great King had knighted him, and slowly he sheathed his sword, and went gloomily down to the river.
From Stories of King Arthur's Knights Told to the Children by Mary MacGregor by Cameron, Katharine
Five years earlier the Prince Regent had knighted him.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
