- A
knight is a
person granted an
honorary title of
knighthood by a head of
state (including the pope) or
representative for
service to the monarch, the...
- The
Estonian Knighthood (German: Estländische Ritterschaft, Estonian:
Eestimaa rüütelkond) was a
medieval fiefdom, as well as a
corporation of its nobility...
- An
order of chivalry,
order of
knighthood,
chivalric order, or
equestrian order is an
order of knights,
typically founded during or
inspired by the original...
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later applied to
baronets and
other offices. As the
female equivalent for
knighthood is damehood, the suo jure
female equivalent term is
typically Dame. The...
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Degradation is the
formal term for
removal of a
knighthood or
other honour. The last
knight to be
publicly degraded was Sir
Francis Mitc**** in 1621. More...
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rings and
other symbols of favour, it was the
Normans who
introduced knighthoods as part of
their feudal government. The
first English order of chivalry...
- militis) was the
central act in the rite of p****age
ceremonies conferring knighthood in the
Middle Ages. Look up
accolade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
- have a "militaristic ring"), as well as
advocating for the
abolition of
knighthoods and damehoods; the government, however, was not of the
opinion that a...
- and 1220. It is ****ociated with the
medieval Christian institution of
knighthood, with
knights being members of
various chivalric orders, and with knights'...
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Victorian Order (French:
Ordre royal de Victoria) is a
dynastic order of
knighthood established in 1896 by
Queen Victoria. It
recognises distinguished personal...
