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Knighthood
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Knighthood
Matched in: Term Knighthood
Dub
To confer knighthood upon as the king dubbed his son Henry a knight
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Accolade
Accolade [fr. accoler, Fr., Collum amplecti, Lat.], a ceremony anciently used in knighthood, by the king putting his hand upon the knight's neck, Cowel. Greg. De Tours writes, that the kings
Bushido
The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood or Samurai the chivalry of Japan
hood
A termination denoting state condition quality character totality as in manhood childhood knighthood brotherhood Sometimes it is written chiefly in obsolete words in the form head
Bachelor
man. Knight bachelor, a man who has been 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 notifications in the London Gazette of May 25,
Honour
of several manors held under one baron or lord paramount; also those dignities or privileges, degrees of nobility, knighthood, and other titles which flow from the Crown, the fountain of honour, and see the Honours (Prevention of
Knight
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
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