Synonyms for knighting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : naɪt |
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Définition of knighting
Origin :- Old English cniht "boy, youth; servant, attendant," common West Germanic (cf. Old Frisian kniucht, Dutch knecht, Middle High German kneht "boy, youth, lad," German Knecht "servant, bondman, vassal"), of unknown origin. The plural in Middle English sometimes was knighten. Meaning "military follower of a king or other superior" is from c.1100. Began to be used in a specific military sense in Hundred Years War, and gradually rose in importance until it became a rank in the nobility 16c. The chess piece so called from mid-15c. Knight in shining armor in figurative sense is from 1917, from the man who rescues the damsel in distress in romantic dramas (perhaps especially "Lohengrin"). Knights of Columbus, society of Catholic men, founded 1882 in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.; Knights of Labor, trade union association, founded in Philadelphia, 1869; Knights of Pythias, secret order, founded in Washington, 1864.
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- I hear the voice of God, O ye that weep, knighting your dear ones.
- Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles
- And in this way the ceremony of knighting the poor man was concluded.
- Extract from : « A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines » by Clayton Edwards
- She was three long days at Rye Royal—knighting of fat Mayors.
- Extract from : « Rewards and Fairies » by Rudyard Kipling
- The Emperor showed his recognition of the gallant services by knighting the young man on the field of battle.
- Extract from : « Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine » by Lewis Spence
- The knighting and tourney will come after the bridal, however, and it is easier to explain the two things separately.
- Extract from : « Life on a Mediaeval Barony » by William Stearns Davis
- As a climax to the knighting ceremony, Dan was promoted from Wolf to Bear rank.
- Extract from : « Dan Carter and the Money Box » by Mildred A. Wirt
- Of the actual ceremony of the knighting of Mr. Drake they had a very fair view, though the figures were little and far away.
- Extract from : « By What Authority? » by Robert Hugh Benson
- The mischief is, they made the poor man a saint, instead of knighting him, like Sir Richard Arkwright.
- Extract from : « Four Years in France » by Henry Digby Beste
- By permission of the King he then exercised the privileges of his new rank by knighting nine noble squires.
- Extract from : « The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) » by Charles Mills
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