knighthood
- 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.
Origin of knighthood
Examples from the Web for knighthood
Contemporary Examples of knighthood
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 of knighthood
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