knighthood
pronunciation
How to pronounce knighthood in British English:
UK [ˈnaɪthʊd]
How to pronounce knighthood in American English:
US [ˈnaɪtˌhʊd]
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- Noun:
- aristocrats holding the rank of knight
Word Origin
- knighthood (n.)
- Old English cnihthad "the period between childhood and manhood;" see knight (n.) + -hood. Sense of "rank or dignity of a knight" is from c. 1300, and probably is an independent formation.
Example
- 1. The queen conferred knighthood on the bus conductor at the press conference .
- 2. He recently accepted an honorary knighthood , but does not use the title .
- 3. Honours accrued around him : a fellowship of the royal society in 1980 , a knighthood in 1991 .
- 4. Along with the belts and trophies he won in the ring , he boasted a knighthood and an order of the british empire medal .
- 5. He secretly confessed in 1964 , but his espionage remained a state secret until 1979 , when prime minister margaret thatcher publicly outed him and queen elizabeth ii rescinded his knighthood .