Definition of Knighting. Meaning of Knighting. Synonyms of Knighting

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Definition of Knighting

Knighting
Knight Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knighting.] To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---. A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C?ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. --Shak.

Meaning of Knighting from wikipedia

- The accolade (also known as dubbing, adoubement, or knighting) (Latin: benedictio militis) was the central act in the rite of p****age ceremonies conferring...
- Upon turning 21, the squire was eligible to be knighted. [citation needed] The accolade or knighting ceremony was usually held during one of the great...
- A knighting sword is a sword used by a monarch during an investiture ceremony in which a person is given an accolade and becomes a knight. The knighting...
- The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story...
- The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics...
- not all knights went through such an elaborate ceremony, knights so created were known as "knights of the Bath". George I constituted the Knights of the...
- military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal...
- of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller...
- in the chapel, preparing himself in this manner for life as a knight. For the knighting ceremony, he dressed in white as a symbol for purity, and over...
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a professional T20 franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise...