knighthood
English
noun
Definitions
- An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"
- The quality of being a knight.
- The knights collectively, the body of knights.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English knyghthode inherited from Old English cnihthād inherited from *knehtahaidu affix from English knight.
Origin
English
knight
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beknight English
- knight English
- knightable English
- knightage English
- knightdom English
- knightess English
- knighteth English
- knighthead English
- knightless English
- knightlet English
- knightlike English
- knightling English
- knightly English
- knightress English
- knightship English
- merknight English
- unknight English
- cnihthad Old English
- cnihthād Old English
- knight Middle English
- knyghthode Middle English
- *knehtahaidu gmw-pro