Definitions for Ritter
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1. ritternoun

   knight

2. Etymology: German Ritter

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1. Ritter

   Ritter (German for "knight") is a designation used as a title of nobility in German-speaking areas. Traditionally it denotes the second-lowest rank within the nobility, standing above "Edler" and below "Freiherr" (Baron). As with most titles and designations within the nobility in German-speaking areas, the rank was hereditary and generally was used with the nobiliary particle of von or zu before a family name.For its historical association with warfare and the landed gentry in the Middle Ages, the title of Ritter can be considered roughly equal to the titles of "Knight", but it is hereditary like the British title of "Baronet". The wife of a Ritter was called a "Frau" (in this sense "Lady") and not Ritterin. In heraldry, from the late 18th century a Ritter was often indicated by the use of a coronet with five points, although not everyone who was a Ritter and displayed arms made use of such a coronet. In the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary the title of "Ritter von" was bestowed upon citizens who deserved more than the plain "von" but were not considered deserving enough as to be given a barony and designated as "Freiherr". Even today, members of the Central European Order of St. George, which goes back to Emperor Maximilian and was later reactivated by Habsburg after its dissolution by Nazi Germany, are "Ritter" (knights).In addition to the described system, Württemberg introduced orders of merit beginning in the late 18th century which also conferred nobility as "Ritter von" but kept the title limited to the recipient's lifetime (see Military Order of Max Joseph).

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1. Ritter

   Ritter is a designation used as a title of nobility in German-speaking areas. Traditionally it denotes the second lowest rank within the nobility, standing above "Edler" and below "Freiherr". For its historical association with warfare and the landed gentry in the Middle Ages, it can be considered roughly equal to the titles of "Knight" or "Baronet". As with most titles and designations within the nobility in German-speaking areas, the rank was normally hereditary and would generally be used together with the nobiliary particle of von or zu before a family name. In the Austrian Empire the title of "Ritter von" would be bestowed upon citizens who deserved more than the plain "von" but were not considered deserving enough as to be given a barony as "Freiherr". In addition to the described system, some states like Württemberg and Bavaria introduced orders of merit beginning in the late 18th century which also conferred nobility as "Ritter von" but kept the title limited to the recipient's lifetime. In heraldry, from the late 18th century a Ritter would often be indicated by the use of a coronet with five points, although not everyone who was a Ritter and displayed arms actually made use of such a coronet.

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1. Ritter

   rit′ėr, n. a knight.—n. Ritt′-mas′ter, a captain of cavalry. [Ger. ritter.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RITTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ritter is ranked #1053 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ritter surname appeared 33,252 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 would have the surname Ritter.
   
   92.6% or 30,798 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 994 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 665 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 452 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 196 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 150 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for Ritter »

1. triter

How to pronounce Ritter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Ritter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ritter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ritter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Ritter in a Sentence

1. Kim Jones:

   He said, John Ritter went to the hospital, was misdiagnosed and died, you came to this hospital, were properly diagnosedand lived.

2. Dennis Grimes:

   The only way John Ritter're going to stop someone from killing themselves is if there's an officer there monitoring them 24/7, and East Baton Rouge's just not possible.

3. Jessica Jones:

   The only thing we couldn't do was drop f-bombs, which we wanted to, one of the things that's unique about this character is that( Ritter) is not afraid as an actress, and Marvel as a studio, to let her make some stupid-ass decisions, to be wrong, to look ugly as a character.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ritter
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritter
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ritter
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ritter
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html