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  1. military knights

    An institution of military knights at Windsor, England, formerly called “Poor Knights,” which owes its origin to Edward III., and is a provision for a limited number of old officers. These officers consist of a governor and 12 knights on the upper foundation, and 5 on the lower, together 18, and are composed of officers selected from every grade, from a colonel to a subaltern, chiefly veterans, or on half-pay. They are allowed three rooms each in Windsor Palace, and 2 shillings per diem for their sustenance, besides other small allowances.

  2. military knights

    See Knights, Military.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of military knights in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of military knights in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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