knighthood
n. rank of knight; profession of a knight; knights as a class; dignity of knight; knightly qualities; aristocrats that hold the rank of knight | ||||
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Knighthood Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Knighthood
(n.)
The whole body of knights.
(n.)
The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry.
(n.)
The whole body of knights.
(n.)
The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry.
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knighthood
Noun
1. aristocrats holding the rank of knight
(hypernym) nobility, aristocracy
Noun
1. aristocrats holding the rank of knight
(hypernym) nobility, aristocracy
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knighthood
knighthood
\knight"hood\ (?), n. [knight + hood: cf. as. chihthād youth.]
1. the character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry. "o shame to knighthood." if you needs must write, write c?sar's praise; you 'll gain at least a knighthood, or the bays.
2. the whole body of knights. the knighthood nowadays are nothing like the knighthood of old time.
note: "when the order of knighthood was conferred with full solemnity in the leisure of a court or court or city, imposing preliminary ceremonies were required of the candidate. he prepared himself by prayer and fasting, watched his arms at night in a chapel, and was then admitted with the performance of religious rites. knighthood was conferred by the accolade, which, from the derivation of the name, would appear to have been originally an embrace; but afterward consisted, as it still does, in a blow of the flat of a sword on the back of the kneeling candidate."
knighthood
\knight"hood\ (?), n. [knight + hood: cf. as. chihthād youth.]
1. the character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry. "o shame to knighthood." if you needs must write, write c?sar's praise; you 'll gain at least a knighthood, or the bays.
2. the whole body of knights. the knighthood nowadays are nothing like the knighthood of old time.
note: "when the order of knighthood was conferred with full solemnity in the leisure of a court or court or city, imposing preliminary ceremonies were required of the candidate. he prepared himself by prayer and fasting, watched his arms at night in a chapel, and was then admitted with the performance of religious rites. knighthood was conferred by the accolade, which, from the derivation of the name, would appear to have been originally an embrace; but afterward consisted, as it still does, in a blow of the flat of a sword on the back of the kneeling candidate."
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knighthood
Chivalry.
Chivalry.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
knighthood
ridireacht f.
ridireacht f.
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Knighthood
Being a knight . Knighthood was conferred in the adoubement ceremony, or the accolade , at which time a young man or squire was formally adopted into the brotherhood of knights. Even though knights differed in their allegiance to king and kingdom , they often treated one another with a degree of respect uncommon in our age, when soldiers from opposing sides get little opportunity to make nose to nose contact with their opponents. Knighthood was a solemn office, but also an economic one, a defined social station that declined over time in favor of the economic might of the middle classes. The military role of knights metamorphasized into the officer, the values of virtues of knighthood becoming the description of a gentleman .
Being a knight . Knighthood was conferred in the adoubement ceremony, or the accolade , at which time a young man or squire was formally adopted into the brotherhood of knights. Even though knights differed in their allegiance to king and kingdom , they often treated one another with a degree of respect uncommon in our age, when soldiers from opposing sides get little opportunity to make nose to nose contact with their opponents. Knighthood was a solemn office, but also an economic one, a defined social station that declined over time in favor of the economic might of the middle classes. The military role of knights metamorphasized into the officer, the values of virtues of knighthood becoming the description of a gentleman .
Knighthood Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Knight
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