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knighthood
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knight·hood  (nthd)
n.
1. The rank, dignity, or vocation of a knight.
2. Behavior or qualities befitting a knight; chivalry.
3. Knights considered as a group.

knighthood
Noun
an honorary title given to a man by the British sovereign in recognition of his achievements

Knighthood knights collectively; a military force or host, 1377; knightage, 1840.
Examples: knighthood of the battle, 1382; multitude of heavenly knighthood [angels], 1382.
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Noun1.knighthoodknighthood - aristocrats holding the rank of knight
aristocracy, nobility - a privileged class holding hereditary titles
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Spanish knighthood [ˈnaɪthud] n (= title): to get a knighthood → recibir el título de Sir
French knighthood [ˈnaɪthud] nchevalerie f (= title);
to get a knighthood → être fait chevalier

German knighthood [ˈnaɪthud] knight (Brit) n to get a knighthood → in den Adelsstand erhoben werden
Italian knighthood [ˈnaɪthud] ncavalleria (= title): to get a knighthood → essere fatto cavaliere

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1:497) The wind was blowing from Europe, and long before 1930 it had blown the beer and cricket school naked, except for their knighthoods.
The mid-eighteenth-century kings of Kongo manifested their power and extended their influence by granting knighthoods in the Order of Christ.
They are the movie industry's versions of honorary doctorates from prestigious universities or knighthoods for those who are not British subjects.
 
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