knighthood
[nahyt-hoo d]
- the rank or dignity of a knight: to confer knighthood upon him.
- the profession or vocation of a knight.
- knightly character or qualities.
- the body of knights.
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Origin of knighthood
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Contemporary Examples
At the end of his life, after the AFI dinner, the queen offered, and he accepted, a knighthood.
After his knighthood, I stop by to see him and call him Sir Alfred.
Prime Minister David Cameron responded by saying the victory should be marked in truly British style: with a knighthood.
“I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis,” the letter reads.
He should have been awarded a knighthood, even possibly the Garter.
Historical Examples
A pretty degree of knighthood, sir, is that which can be bought with sugar hogsheads!
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
It was almost as though Henry himself had accepted a knighthood.
A Great ManArnold Bennett
Long after knighthood had passed away, the struggle continued.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
Industry, thrift, and shrewdness were likely to win enough to buy a knighthood.
The Facts About ShakespeareWilliam Allan Nielson
His knighthood as a sworn chum was put in question and he was cruelly hurt.
knighthood
- the order, dignity, or rank of a knight
- the qualities of a knight; knightliness
- knights collectively
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Word Origin and History for knighthood
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