He was awarded a knighthood in acknowledgement of his services to the nation.
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Knighthood
Synonyms for "knighthood" (25 found)
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Related words (12)
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43 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- فروسية noun (quality of being a knight)
Bulgarian
3 entries- посвещаване n/посвещение n в рицарство noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- рицарство noun (quality of being a knight)
- рицарство noun (body of knights)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 冊封騎士 /册封骑士 noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- 騎士品格 /骑士品格 noun (quality of being a knight)
- 騎士團 /骑士团 noun (body of knights)
- 騎士封號 /骑士封号 noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
Dutch
3 entries- ridderschap noun (quality of being a knight)
- ridderschap noun (body of knights)
- verheffing in de adelstand noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
Finnish
4 entries- ritarikunta noun (body of knights)
- ritaristo noun (body of knights)
- ritarius noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- ritarius noun (quality of being a knight)
Georgian
2 entries- რაინდობა noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- რაინდობა noun (quality of being a knight)
German
4 entries- Ritterlichkeit noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- Ritterlichkeit noun (quality of being a knight)
- Ritterlichkeit noun (body of knights)
- Ritterschaft noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
Irish
2 entries- ridireacht noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- ridireacht noun (quality of being a knight)
Macedonian
3 entries- витештво noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- витештво noun (quality of being a knight)
- витештво noun (body of knights)
Russian
3 entries- ры́царство noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- ры́царство noun (quality of being a knight)
- ры́царство noun (body of knights)
Scots
1 entries- knichtheid noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- ridireachd noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- ridireachd noun (quality of being a knight)
- ridireachd noun (body of knights)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- viteštvo noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- витештво noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
Swedish
1 entries- ridderskap noun (body of knights)
Turkish
2 entries- şövalyelik noun (an honour whereby one is made into a knight)
- şövalyelik noun (quality of being a knight)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
General Franks received an honorary knighthood.
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Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty.
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Tom was awarded a knighthood.
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