Knighthood - Law Dictionary Search Results
Knighthood
Knighthood, the character or dignity of a knight. The union of
Accolade
accoler, Fr., Collum amplecti, Lat.], a ceremony anciently used in knighthood, by the king putting his hand upon the knight's neck,
Bushido
code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood or Samurai the chivalry of Japan
Dub
To confer knighthood upon as the king dubbed his son Henry a knight
hood
denoting state condition quality character totality as in manhood childhood knighthood brotherhood Sometimes it is written chiefly in obsolete words in
Knighthood
The character dignity or condition of a knight or of knights as a class hence chivalry
Bachelor
knighted without being made a member of any order of knighthood, as the Bath.
Bath, Knights of the
Bath, Knights of the, a military order of knighthood, instituted by Richard II. The order was newly regulated by
Honour
lord paramount; also those dignities or privileges, degrees of nobility, knighthood, and other titles which flow from the Crown, the fountain
Knight
knight bachelor, who does not belong to any Order of Knighthood. It entitles the person on whom it is conferred to
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