knighting
/ˈnaɪtɪŋ/
knighting is the present participle and gerund of knight.
Meaning of knight
Verb
knight (third-person singular simple present knights, present participle knighting, simple past and past participle knighted)
- To confer knighthood upon.
- The king knighted the young squire.
- Synonyms:
- beknight
- To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
Noun
knighting (plural knightings)
- The act of making somebody a knight.
- What distinguished the knighting ceremony from the established giving of arms was the semi-ritualistic character of the later event. It was much more than a coming of age. The most impressive knightings could be occasions of some grandeur.2011, Nigel Saul, Chivalry in Medieval England, page 19
- Only 14 percent of Australians agreed with the knighting, and many of Mr. Abbott’s colleagues were dismayed.2015 February 6, Julia Baird, “Will a Passion for Royalty Ruin a Prime Minister’s Career?”, in The New York Times
Forms of knighting
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Words that rhyme with knighting
Questions about knighting
- What does knighting mean?
- Knighting means the act of making somebody a knight.
- What is knighting the present participle and gerund of?
- Knighting is the present participle and gerund of knight.
- What part of speech is knighting?
- Knighting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce knighting?
- Knighting is pronounced /ˈnaɪtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of knighting?
- The plural of knighting is knightings.
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