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
(n.)
The whole body of knights.
The whole body of knights.
(n.)
The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry.
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."
Chivalry.
Noun
1. aristocrats holding the rank of knight
(hypernym) nobility, aristocracy
Knighthood Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
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
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the monarch or country, especially in a military capacity. Historically, in Europe, knighthood has been conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility. By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior. Since the Early Modern period, the title of knight is purely honorific, usually bestowed by a monarch, as in the British honours system, often for non-military service to the country.
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