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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary knight·hood DATE 13th century 1. the rank, dignity, or profession of a knight 2. the qualities befitting a knight : chivalry 3. knights as a class or body Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 knighthood knight·hood / 5naithud / noun (in Britain) the rank or title of a knight (英国)爵士头衔,骑士头衔,爵士称号,骑士称号: He received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list. 他是新年受勳者之一,荣获爵士称号。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English knighthood noun ADJ. honorary VERB + KNIGHTHOOD get, receive | refuse | award sb, bestow on sb, confer on sb, give sb, offer sb, reward sb with He was rewarded with a knighthood for his services to the government. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: knighthood-errant knight·hood \ˈnītˌhu̇d\ noun Etymology: Middle English knighthod, from knight + -hod -hood 1. : the rank, dignity, condition, profession, or vocation of a knight or of knights as a class < won a knighthood for his devotion to civic reform > < knighthood was at one time both a social obligation and a symbol of maturity > 2. : the character of a knight : qualities befitting a knight or knights as a class : knightliness , chivalry 3. a. : knights as a class < the early knighthood held a place distinct from the great lords on the one hand and the working peasantry on the other > b. : a body of knights < the legendary knighthood of King Arthur > |
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