Knighthood
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Knighthood, the character or dignity of a knight. The union of chivalry with the feudal system, and the decay of both, gave rise to knight-service and the compulsion of landowners to become knights or pay a fine, but by 16 Car. 1, c. 20, no man can be compelled to take the Order of Knighthood. See Sir N.H. Nicholas's History of the Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire.
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