unknight en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + knight.
Meanings
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(transitive) To deprive of knighthood.
[I cannot believe] he was unknighted so long, besides the improbability that he would condescend to such an office.
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknighted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unknighted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unknights | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unknighting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |