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Added 10 October 2026

knighthood

noun

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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]
The quality of being a knight.
The knights collectively, the body of knights.

Origin

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.

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