knighthood
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called Sir.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being a knight.
- (countable, uncountable) The knights collectively, the body of knights.
Synonyms
Translations
ιπποτισμός
chevalerie
şövalyelik
Rittertum ιπποσύνη
الفروسية
cavalierato
ridderlijkheid
título de nobreza
orden de caballeríaFrequency
Etymology
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.
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