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chivalry
chivalry , system of ethical ideals that arose from feudalism and had its highest development in the 12th and 13th cent. Chivalric ethics originated chiefly in France and Spain and spread rapidly to the rest of the Continent and to England. They represented a fusion of Christian and military ... Read more
knight
knight in ancient and medieval history, a noble who did military service as a mounted warrior. The Knight in Ancient History In ancient history, as in Athens and Rome, the knight was a noble of the second class who in military service had to furnish his own mount and equipment. In Roman s... Read more
Sir Isaac Brock
Sir Isaac Brock 1769-1812, British general, Canadian hero of the War of 1812. A British army officer, he was sent to Canada in 1802 and was given command (1806) of Upper and Lower Canada. He strengthened defenses and made plans for a navy. In 1811 he was made major general and was appointed adminis... Read more
civil and military decorations
civil and military decorations honors bestowed by a government to reward services or achievements, particularly those implying valor. The practice of bestowing such decorations dates back at least to the laurel wreaths of the ancient Greeks and Romans and gained prevalence with the medieval custom ... Read more
Anthony Frederick Blunt
Anthony Frederick Blunt 1907-83, English art historian and Soviet spy, grad. Cambridge. Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after 1947 and professor of the history of art at the Univ. of London, Blunt also served from 1952 as Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures and was one of the most powerful ... Read more
Sir Henry Raeburn
Sir Henry Raeburn , 1756-1823, Scottish portrait painter, b. near Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to a goldsmith at 15 and he showed considerable talent. In 1784 he went to London and there met Reynolds, who greatly influenced him. After living for two years in Italy, where he developed his virtuoso b... Read more
Franz von Sickingen
Franz von Sickingen , 1481-1523, German knight. Placed under the ban of the Holy Roman Empire because of his profitable forays along the Rhine, he served King Francis I of France and then made peace with Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, whose service he entered. His presence with an army near Frankf... Read more
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday , 1791-1867, English scientist. The son of a blacksmith, he was apprenticed to a bookbinder at the age of 14. He had little formal education, but acquired a store of scientific knowledge through reading and by attending educational lectures including, in 1812, one by Sir Humphry Dav... Read more
Orlando di Lasso
Orlando di Lasso , 1532-94, Franco-Flemish composer, b. Mons, also known as Orlandus Lassus or Roland de Lassus. Lasso represents the culmination of Renaissance musical art. At age 12, he entered the service of Ferrante Gonzaga, viceroy of Sicily. Thereafter, he worked variously in Naples (1550-53),... Read more
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Sir Alexander Mackenzie 1764?-1820, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. His family took him to the colony of New York in 1774, and later he was sent to Canada. He entered (c.1779) a Montreal fur-trading firm and in a short time became partner of one of the firms that merged (1787) to for... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Knighthood"

distraint of knighthood
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History distraint of knighthood. The post-Conquest military obligations attached to knighthood were not necessarily welcome and increasingly...estates worth £20 p.a. to take up knighthoods, issuing writs of distraint. At this stage...
When Knighthood was in Flower
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre When Knighthood was in Flower (1901), a play by Paul Kester. [Criterion Theatre...unprofitable, and she later wrote, “My first season of Knighthood made me a fortune sufficient to render me independent for the rest of...
knighthood
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition knighthood see chivalry ; courtly love ; knight .
When Knighthood Was in Flower
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature When Knighthood Was in Flower, novel by Charles Major .
knight
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...by the 10th cent. the institution of knighthood was well established. The knight was...military age were necessarily knights, knighthood had to be earned through some exploit...squire, before being made a knight. Knighthood was conferred by the overlord with the...
chivalry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...expression. The ideal of militant knighthood was greatly enhanced by the Crusades . The monastic orders of knighthood, the Knights Templars and the Knights...outward trappings of chivalry and knighthood declined in the 15th cent., by...
knights
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...attempts to force them, by distraint of knighthood , to take up the rank because they feared...had adopted many of the trappings of knighthood, such as armorial bearings, military...about a further decline in the status of knighthood. Though the link with military service...
The Knights Templar
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...Templar The two principal orders of knighthood of the Crusades were established prior...country. The founding of the orders of knighthood permitted the vow of religion and the...The second of the great orders of knighthood was founded in 1117 by two French knights...
civil and military decorations
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...prevalence with the medieval custom of conferring knighthood (see knight ). Orders of knighthood, such as the Order of the Bath and the Order...In the rest of Europe the old orders of knighthood, where they still exist, have also tended...
Wolfram von Eschenbach
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...in central Franconia near Ansbach. Roving, he practiced knighthood in Bavaria, Swabia, and Styria, as well as at home. In...character. Wolfram's reputation remained high even after knighthood had faded. In the Wartburgkrieg of the late 13th century...

Dictionary entries related to "Knighthood"

knighthood
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History knighthood The special honour bestowed upon a man...chivalry. In England the emergence of knighthood was slow (the Anglo-Saxon word cniht...s first and most important order of knighthood, followed by the Order of the Bath...
Knighthood
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms Knighthood knights collectively; a military force or host, 1377; knightage, 1840. Examples: knighthood of the battle, 1382; multitude of heavenly knighthood [angels], 1382.
distraint of knighthood
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History distraint of knighthood Post‐Conquest military obligations attached to knighthood were increasingly avoided. In theory landowners...estates worth £20 p.a. to take up knighthoods, issuing writs of distraint. At this stage...
Davies, Marion
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...stage appearance; 1922—first film hit, When Knighthood Was in Flower ; 1924—Cosmopolitan joined Metro...1922 Beauty's Worth (Vignola) (as Prudence Cole); When Knighthood Was in Flower (Vignola) (as Mary Tudor); The Bride...
knights
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...resisted the crown's attempts to force them, by distraint of knighthood , to take up the rank because they feared the additional expense...17th cent. brought about a further decline in the status of knighthood. Though the link with military service did not totally disappear...
Korda, Alexander
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...distributors), 1946; founder, British Film Academy (now British Academy of Film and Television Arts), 1947. Awards: Knighthood, 1942. Died: In London, 23 January 1956. Films as Director: 1914 A becsapott újságír...
accolade
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology accolade salutation on the bestowal of knighthood. XVII. — F. accolade — Pr. acolada , f. Rom. * accollāre embrace about the neck, f. AC- + L. collum neck; see COLLAR , -ADE .
Tagore, Rabindranath
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...dramatist, essayist, and novelist. In 1912 he received an honorary doctorate from Calcutta University, and in 1913 a British knighthood; the latter he subsequently resigned in protest at the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He was a close friend of Mohandas G...
page
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology page1 †boy, lad XIII; †youth in training for knighthood; †male person of low condition; boy (or man) employed as servant or attendant XIV, as in a great household, or...
-hood
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...hood survive side by side, as in godhead and -hood , maidenhead and -hood , there is differentiation of meaning. A few comps. have developed particularized or semi-concrete meanings, as brotherhood , knighthood , neighbourhood .

Thesaurus entries related to "Knighthood"

dub
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : call, name, christen, designate, term, entitle, style, label, denominate, nominate, tag, nickname.   2. queen dubbing a courtier synonyms : knight, confer/bestow a knighthood on, invest with a knighthood.
accolade
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus accolade • noun   1. he received the accolade of knighthood synonyms : honor, privilege, award, gift, title; prize, laurels, bays, palm(s).   2. the hotel won a top accolade...
give
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...charity). To confer is to give an honor, a privilege, or a favor; it implies that the giver is a superior (confer a knighthood; confer a college degree). Donate implies that the giving is to a public cause or charity (donate a painting to the local...
confer
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...have a tête-à-tête, parley; informal have a confab, powwow.   2. she conferred a knighthood on him synonyms : bestow on, present to, grant to, award to, decorate with, honor with, give to, endow with, extend...
chivalry
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...politeness, thoughtfulness, protectiveness, courtliness.   2. chivalry at medieval courts synonyms : knightly code, knighthood, knight errantry; courtly manners.   3. the chivalry of King Arthur's followers synonyms : knightliness, courtliness...

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The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History Today; 8/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...subjects. Peter Coss traces the history of knighthood in England from its beginnings to its...the Temple, was founded as a 'new knighthood', for knights who wished to serve...fields. Professor Coss shows us that knighthood was not a static class. Its role...
SIR ALEX; Exclusive: Blair approves a knighthood for Fergie.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/28/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...thought that 58-year-old Fergie's knighthood will be formally announced in the Queen...Downing Street refused to be drawn on the knighthood. A spokesman said: "We do not discuss...Victor Meldrew tones and quipped: "A knighthood? It should be a sainthood." The star...
Knighthood for Rushdie creates consternation in Muslim world.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/20/2007; 700+ words ; ...life. But after receiving a British knighthood last week, the 60-year-old author...parliament passed a resolution condemning the knighthood, and Mohammed Ijaz ul-Haq, the country...religious affairs minister, said the knighthood would justify a suicide bombing...
MAKE HIM PRESIDENT!; Stars back Sean in row over knighthood.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 2/23/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Sean honoured with a knighthood. "Some of his comments...closet have received knighthoods." Ex-Celtic and...said: "He deserves a knighthood and it's nonsense...Some people get knighthoods as a matter of course...he would have got a knighthood like a shot." Soccer...
Honours List: Knighthoods for Robson and Jagger; Woman impersonator and London Marathon winner among those to receive awards.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 6/15/2002; 700+ words ; ...to dampen threatened criticism over the knighthood for Indian food entrepreneur and millionaire...OBE), opera director Jonathan Miller (knighthood), Shakespearean producer Trevor Nunn (knighthood), former Today interviewer SueMacGregor...
HONOURS LIST: Knighthood for Jumping Jack Flash; Jubilee award for Stones legend Jagger.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 6/15/2002; 700+ words ; ...damp down threatened criticism over the knighthood for Indian food entrepreneur and millionaire...OBE), opera director Jonathan Miller (knighthood), Shakespearean producer Trevor Nunn (knighthood), former Today programme interviewer...
Blair rules out knighthood for Anfield legend Paisley.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 4/6/2007; 700+ words ; ...Blair also wrote a lack of a knighthood did not detract from the...climate my dad would be given a knighthood. He would compare with anyone...people today would swap their knighthoods for one of the European Cups...years ago. That's when the knighthood should have been presented...
Palace row over cricket's Sir Allen knighthood; IT'S NOT CRICKET: Allen Stanford cavorting with Alastair Cook's girlfriend Alice Hunt, left, and Matt Prior's pregnant wife Emily, centre, last week. Left: Stanford accepts a knighthood in 2006 - not from Prince Edward.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 11/2/2008; 700+ words ; ...extravaganza is at the centre of a row over his knighthood. Texan-born billionaire Sir Allen...Stanford Superstars last night. His knighthood was bestowed in 2006 under an Antiguan...Allen Stanford doesn't deserve a knighthood.' The website of Stanford Financial...
Global Telematics announces Complete Fleet Management Partnership with Allianz Cornhill and Knighthood Corporate Assurance; Risk management service based on Orchid Telematics solution is first to offer reduced insurance costs for fleet managers.
M2 Presswire; 6/29/2000; 700+ words ; ...Partnership with Allianz Cornhill and Knighthood Corporate Assurance; Risk management...has announced a major partnership with Knighthood Corporate Assurance Services plc, a...reduce accident frequency and cost. Knighthood will then use this data to enhance its...
Fred the Shred faces a knighthood challenge.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...Fred Goodwin faced a challenge over his knighthood last night after MPs learned that they...he should not let Sir Fred keep his knighthood. 'His role in the collapse of RBS...inappropriate for him to retain the knighthood,' he said Last night he added...