knighting ceremony
Royal honor bestowed
A knighting ceremony is the formal ritual in which a sovereign confers knighthood, traditionally involving the recipient kneeling while being tapped on the shoulders with a sword.
The ceremony has medieval origins but continues in modified form in the British honors system: The knighting ceremony at Buckingham Palace lasted only a few minutes.
- swordHilted fighting blade
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- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- bended kneeKneeling in supplication
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
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Punitive military separation
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Communal reputational punishment
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Ceremony installing a sovereign
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