knighthood

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English knyghthode, knyȝthod, from Old English cnihthād, from Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to knight +‎ -hood. Cognate with Dutch knechtheid, dialectal German Knechtheit. === Pronunciation === === Noun === knighthood (countable and uncountable, plural knighthoods) An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir. the knighthood of Sir [So-and-So] The quality of being a knight. The knights collectively, the body of knights. ==== Derived terms ==== knighthood-errant order of knighthood ==== Translations ====