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1. (n.) knighthood
the rank, dignity, or vocation of a knight.
2. knighthood
knightly character or qualities.
3. knighthood
the body of knights.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) knighthood
aristocrats holding the rank of knight
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) knighthood
the character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry
2. (noun) knighthood
the whole body of knights
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. knighthood
a distinction granted to commoners, ranking next to baronet, now bestowed by the crown; formerly knighthood was a military order, any member of which might create new knights; it was originally the highest rank of Chivalry (q. v.); it was an order of many subdivisions developed during the crusades, and in full flower before the Norman conquest of England.
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Sense: the rank or title of a knight
He received a knighthood from the Queen.
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 Afrikaans: ridderskap |
 Arabic: فُروسيَّه |
 Bulgarian: рицарство |
 Brazilian: cavalaria |
 Czech: rytířský titul |
 German: die Ritterwürde |
 Danish: ridderskab |
 Greek: ο τίτλος ή η ιδιότητα του |
 Spanish: título de Sir |
 Estonian: rüütliseisus |
 Farsi: مقام نایت؛ سلحشوری |
 Finnish: ritarius |
 French: titre de chevalier |
 Hebrew: תוֹאָר אָצִיל |
 Hindi: सामन्त की उपाधि |
 Croatian: viteštvo |
 Hungarian: lovagi rang |
 Indonesian: gelar ksatria |
 Icelandic: riddaratign |
 Italian: nomina a cavaliere, caval |
 Japanese: ナイトの身分 |
 Korean: 기사의 신분 |
 Lithuanian: „knight“ titulas |
 Latvian: bruņinieku kārta; muižnie |
 Malay: pangkat kesatriaan |
 Dutch: ridderorde |
 Norwegian: ridderskap |
 Polish: tytuł szlachecki |
 Persian: مقام آقايى و بزرگ منشى؛ س |
 Pashto: لوړتيا،لوى مقام |
 Portuguese: cavalaria |
 Romanian: titlu de cavaler |
 Russian: рыцарское звание |
 Slovak: rytiersky titul |
 Slovenian: red viteza |
 Serbian: rang viteza |
 Swedish: riddarvärdighet |
 Thai: ตำแหน่งของอัศวิน |
 Turkish: şövalyelik |
 Taiwanese: 爵士的階級或頭銜 |
 Ukrainian: лицарське звання |
 Urdu: سر کا عہدہ یا خطاب |
 Vietnamese: tước hiệu |
 Chinese: 爵士的地位 |
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