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# knighthood

noun (a knighthood, knighthoods)

«knighthood» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A knighthood is the title and honour of being a knight, given in the UK by the king or queen to people for great service, so a man is called «Sir» (a woman gets a damehood, «Dame»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#m1)
2. (history) In the Middle Ages, knighthood was the rank of a knight, a trained soldier on horseback who served a lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#m2)

### In the lessons

History: knights, castles, chivalry, being knighted with a sword touch on the shoulder. Today: famous people get knighthoods for work in sport, science, music or charity (for example Sir David Attenborough).

### Examples

- The famous scientist received a knighthood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#x1)
- With his knighthood, he became Sir Tom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#x2)
- In the Middle Ages, a squire trained for years to earn knighthood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#x3)
- The king gave him a knighthood for bravery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#x4)
- A woman gets a damehood, not a knighthood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#x5)
- Knighthood was linked to rules of chivalry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#x6)
- He was Sheriff of London, thrice Lord Mayor, and received the honour of knighthood by Henry V. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/#x7)

### Note

Plural: knighthoods. Silent «k»: «NITE-hood». Verb: to knight someone.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «knighthood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«knighthood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knighthood.html) on Mova free.