knighthood
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English knyghthode, knyȝthod, from Old English cnihthād, from Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to knight + -hood. Cognate with Dutch knechtheid, dialectal German Knechtheit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
knighthood (countable and uncountable, plural knighthoods)
- An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"
- The quality of being a knight.
- The knights collectively, the body of knights.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
an honour whereby one is made into a knight
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quality of being a knight
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body of knights
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