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knighthood(dictionary)

knighthood (iou)



knighthood noun. OE.
[from KNIGHT noun + -HOOD.]
Boyhood, youth. Only in OE.
The rank or dignity of a knight; an award of this. ME.
R. H. Sherard The middle class contempt for the title of knighthood. E. Linklater He had been offered a knighthood for his official War History of the submarines.
b. A man with this rank; a knight. rare. L16.
The profession or vocation of a medieval knight. ME.
R. A. Vaughan The old virtues of knighthoodits truth and honour, its chastity and courage.
b. [translating Latin militia.] Military service; warfare. ME-M16.
The character and qualities befitting a medieval knight. ME.
Knights collectively. LME.