knighthood
An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be…An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.
» General Franks received an honorary knighthood.
Генералу Фрэнксу было пожаловано почётное рыцарство.
Meaning
3 senses(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]
He's got an OBE and MBE, and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood.
Rittertum, Ritterlichkeit, Ritterschaft
ры́царствоrýcarstvo
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being a knight.
Rittertum, Ritterlichkeit, Ritterschaft
ры́царствоrýcarstvo
aristocrats holding the rank of knight
(countable, uncountable)The knights collectively, the body of knights.
Rittertum, Ritterlichkeit, Ritterschaft
ры́царствоrýcarstvo
Examples
3 sentencesGeneral Franks received an honorary knighthood.
ruГенералу Фрэнксу было пожаловано почётное рыцарство.
He was awarded a knighthood in acknowledgement of his services to the nation.
Tom was awarded a knighthood.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English knyghthode, knyȝthod, from Old English cnihthād, from Proto-West GermaFrom 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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Forms
plural: knighthoods| Singular | knighthood |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable