Noun:

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knighthoods's Usage Examples:

the British Orders of Chivalry, with over 100,000 living members worldwide, there are fewer appointments to knighthoods than in other orders.

Church of England clergy who receive knighthoods do also not receive an accolade and therefore do.

Later, the public began to suspect the worthiness of those receiving the knighthoods and elevations to the peerage; the controversy that surrounded the appointment of Sam Hughes as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1915 marked the beginning of the end of such honours in Canada.

He also received several Austrian and Italian knighthoods and initiation into the Royal Guelphic Order of Hanover.

In each province, the nobility was organised in knighthoods, which maintained representation in the States-Provincial.

It was suggested that either two more levels be added to the Order of Canada, equivalent to knighthoods in Australian and British orders, or create a new single class but limited-membership order, similar to the Order of New Zealand.

knighthoods and membership in Europe"s state-recognized orders of chivalry was arrogated by sovereigns, exceptions being recorded in such annals as the Almanach.

Synonyms:

nobility, aristocracy,

Antonyms:

noble, dishonorableness, ignoble,