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knighthood

English

Etymology

From Middle English knyghthode, kny?thod, from Old English cnihth?d, from Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to knight +? -hood. Cognate with Dutch knechtheid, dialectal German Knechtheit.

Pronunciation

Noun

knighthood (plural knighthoods)

  1. An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"
  2. The quality of being a knight.
  3. The knights collectively, the body of knights.

Translations

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gallantry

English

Etymology

From French galanterie, equivalent to gallant +? -ry.

Noun

gallantry (countable and uncountable, plural gallantries)

  1. courage
    • 1926, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend', Penguin, Harmondsworth: 1992, p 98.
      'I have the greatest respect for the young lady to whom you refer. She behaved on a certain recent occasion - on two recent occasions - with notable gallantry and resource, and I won't have her bally-ragged.'
  2. chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women
  3. an instance of gallant behaviour or speech

Synonyms

  • gallanthood
  • gallantness

Translations

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