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Of or pertaining to a knight becoming a knight chivalrous as a knightly combat a knightly spirit...
Knight
Knight, a title of honour; when used simply, denoting a knight bachelor, who does not belong to any Order of Knighthood. It entitles the person on whom it is conferred to be styled 'Sir,' and his wife 'Dame.' The recognised courtesy title of Lady'is, however, almost universally adopted for the wife of knight bachelor. A knight is now made by the sovereign touching him with a sword as he kneels, and saying, 'Rise, Sir',' or by Letters Patent. See Halsbury's Laws of England.'...
Knight's fee
Knight's fee [feodum militare, Lat.], twelve plough-lands, the value of which was 20l. per annum (2 Inst. 596). By the grant of a knight's fee, land, meadow, and pasture may pass as parcel of it, and even a manor if it is usually called so. Consult Shep. Touch. 92, 93. Selden contends that it was as much as the king was pleased to grant upon condition of having the service of a knight, Tit. Of Hon., p. ii., c. v., ss. 17, 26. See TENURE....
Knights of the Garter
Knights of the Garter [equites garterii, vel periscelidis, Lat.], otherwise called Knights of the Order of St. George. This order was founded by Richard I., and improved by Edward III., A.D. 1344. They form the highest order of knights. See GARTER....
Knight bachelor
A knight of the most ancient but lowest order of English knights and not a member of any order of chivalry See Bachelor 4...
Knight banneret
A knight who carried a banner who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle...
Knight errant
A wandering knight a knight who traveled in search of adventures for the purpose of exhibiting military skill prowess and generosity...
Knight er ratic
Pertaining to a knight errant or to knight errantry...
Knights fee
The fee of a knight specif the amount of land the holding of which imposed the obligation of knight service being sometimes a hide1b or less sometimes six or more hides...
Knights bachelors
Knights bachelors [fr. bas chevalier, Fr.], the most ancient though lowest order of knighthood, formerly entitled to a pennon in battle. See BAS-CHEVALIERS; KNIGHT....
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