knighthood

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

cavalleria

cavalierato

sinonimi

chivalry

Traduzioni

caballería

chevalerie

ιπποτισμός

ridderschap

şövalyelik

Rittertum

ιππόται

ιππότες

ιπποσύνη

Ritterwürde

ridderlijkheid

Ritterstand

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: knyghthode

Ereditato da inglese antico: cnihthād

Affine olandese: knechtheid

Affine tedesco: 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.