knighted
Given a title
Knighted is the past tense of knight, meaning to confer knighthood upon someone.
In Britain, the monarch taps a sword on the shoulders of the person being honored: He was knighted for his contributions to charity.
The term applies broadly to receiving this honor, regardless of the ceremony's formality.
Formal male address
- dameDated slang for woman
- baronetHereditary British "Sir"
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- nobilityTitled ruling class
aristocracy · gentry · order · ennoblement · rank · distinction · hereditary · honorific
Protective combat covering
- swordHilted fighting blade
- joustingMounted knightly combat sport
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- castleFortified medieval residence
crusades · lance · chainmail · tourney · steed · heraldry · feudalism · vassal
sir
Formal male address
nobility · aristocracy · gentry · order · ennoblement · rank · distinction · hereditary · honorific · CBE
armor
Protective combat covering
castle · crusades · lance · chainmail · tourney · steed · heraldry · feudalism · vassal · manor
investiture
Ceremony conferring rank
monarch · throne · kneeling · regalia · pageantry · court · palace · oath · scepter · tradition
valor
Courage in danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- braveryBoldness before danger
courtesy · loyalty · code · protector · sacrifice · honor-bound · virtue · prowess · defender · service
knighteddishonored
Brought shame upon
disgraced · shamed · censured · denounced · excommunicated
- Knights TemplarMedieval military religious order
- knight in shining armorIdealized rescuing hero
- Gladys Knight
- white knightBenevolent takeover bidder
- Jedi KnightTrained Force warrior
- medieval knightsFeudal armored cavalry
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