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knighting en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnaɪtɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. The act of making somebody a knight.
    • Only 14 percent of Australians agreed with the knighting, and many of Mr. Abbott’s colleagues were dismayed. 2015 February 6, Julia Baird, “Will a Passion for Royalty Ruin a Prime Minister’s Career?”, in The New York Times:
    • What distinguished the knighting ceremony from the established giving of arms was the semi-ritualistic character of the later event. It was much more than a coming of age. The most impressive knightings could be occasions of some grandeur. 2011, Nigel Saul, Chivalry in Medieval England, page 19:

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knighting en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnaɪtɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of knight
    form of knight