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order of knighthood

order of knighthood noun: an order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.

Noun

order of knighthood (plural orders of knighthood)

  1. An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.

Forms of order of knighthood

pluralorders of knighthood

Questions about order of knighthood

What does order of knighthood mean?
Order of knighthood means an order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.
What part of speech is order of knighthood?
Order of knighthood is a noun.
What is the plural of order of knighthood?
The plural of order of knighthood is orders of knighthood.

Words near order of knighthood in the dictionary

  1. Order of Australia
  2. order of battle
  3. order of business
  4. order of council
  5. Order of Friars Minor
  6. order of knighthood
  7. order of magnitude
  8. order of operations
  9. order of precedence
  10. order of service
  11. order of succession

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