knighthood

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called Sir.
2. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being a knight.
3. (countable, uncountable) The knights collectively, the body of knights.

Sinonieme

chivalry

Vertalings

caballería

ιπποτισμός

chevalerie

ridderschap

şövalyelik

Rittertum

ιπποσύνη

الفروسية

cavalierato

ridderlijkheid

título de nobreza

orden de caballería

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: knyghthode

Geërf van Old English: cnihthād

Verwante met Nederlands: knechtheid

Verwante met Duits: Knechtheit

In summary

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.