knighthood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.
the knighthood of Sir [So-and-So]
I / Perceive 'tis an advantage for a man to vvear ſpurres, / The rovvell of Knight-hood does gingle in the eare of their / Vnderſtanding.
1632, Iames Shirley [i.e., James Shirley], Changes: Or, Love in a Maze. A Comedie, […], London: […] G. P. for William Cooke, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 3:He's got an OBE and MBE, and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood.
He received his knighthood at the opening of Immingham Dock in 1912.
1953 August, “Sir Sam Fay”, in Railway Magazine, page 506:They rushed to congratulate Sir John Smith on his knighthood.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being a knight.
- (countable, uncountable) The knights collectively, the body of knights.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knighthoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
knighthood-errant · order of knighthood
Translations (48)
ka რაინდობა (quality of being a knight) · de Rittertum (quality of being a knight) · es título de caballero (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · fi ritarius (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · pl rycerstwo (body of knights) · sh viteštvo (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · ga ridireacht (quality of being a knight) · sh витештво (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · ka რაინდობა (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · es caballero (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · mk витештво (body of knights) · cmn 騎士封號 /骑士封号 (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · bg рицарство (quality of being a knight) · ar فروسية (quality of being a knight) · sv ridderskap (body of knights) · de Rittertum (body of knights) · sco knichtheid (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · de Rittertum (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · de Ritterlichkeit (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · pl rycerskość (quality of being a knight) · de Ritterlichkeit (body of knights) · ru ры́царство (body of knights) · de Ritterschaft (body of knights) · bg рицарство (body of knights) · de Ritterschaft (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · mk витештво (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · fi ritarikunta (body of knights) · nl verheffing in de adelstand (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · mk витештво (quality of being a knight) · nl ridderschap (body of knights) · gd ridireachd (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · pl tytuł szlachecki (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · bg посвещаване n/посвещение n в рицарство (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · de Ritterschaft (quality of being a knight) · ga ridireacht (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · fi ritarius (quality of being a knight) · tr şövalyelik (quality of being a knight) · fi ritaristo (body of knights) · ru ры́царство (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · cmn 冊封騎士 /册封骑士 (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · tr şövalyelik (honour whereby one is made into a knight) · gd ridireachd (quality of being a knight) · de Ritterlichkeit (quality of being a knight) · nl ridderschap (quality of being a knight) · cmn 騎士品格 /骑士品格 (quality of being a knight) · ru ры́царство (quality of being a knight) · cmn 騎士團 /骑士团 (body of knights) · gd ridireachd (body of knights)