English Explanatory Dictionary

knighthood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.
  2. The quality of being a knight.
  3. The knights collectively, the body of knights.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

knighthood knighthoods

Etymology

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.

Derived words

knighthood-errant order of knighthood
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