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knighthood

[ nahyt-hoo d ]

/ ˈnaɪt hʊd /

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noun

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

before 900; Middle English knighthod, Old English cnihthād. See knight, -hood

Words nearby knighthood

knight templar, knight, death and the devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood, knightly, knights hospitalers, knights hospitallers, knights of columbus, knights of labor

Example sentences from the Web for knighthood

At the end of his life, after the AFI dinner, the queen offered, and he accepted, a knighthood.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After his knighthood, I stop by to see him and call him Sir Alfred.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Prime Minister David Cameron responded by saying the victory should be marked in truly British style: with a knighthood.

Andy Murray Survived Dunblane School Massacre Before Winning Wimbledon |Nico Hines |July 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis,” the letter reads.

The Oxford English Dictionary: The Original Crowdsourcer |Josh Dzieza |April 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

He should have been awarded a knighthood, even possibly the Garter.

The Real James Bond: Ian Fleming’s Commandos Reviewed |Michael Korda |November 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
When he was on his death-bed, in 1869, the empty title of knighthood was conferred upon him.

The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work |Ernest Favenc
His knighthood was conferred with the greatest splendor and all the formalities of the time.

Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II |Charlotte Mary Yonge
He came wearing his armour, girt with his sword, and with his golden spurs of knighthood on his heels.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
Here the young warrior was invested with the badge of knighthood.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) |John Roby
He, too, after his own crude fashion, had his order of knighthood as the reward of military prowess.

Alamo Ranch |Sarah Warner Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for knighthood

knighthood

/ (ˈnaɪthʊd) /

noun

the order, dignity, or rank of a knight

the qualities of a knight; knightliness

knights collectively