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knighthood

 
Dictionary: knight·hood   (nīt'hʊd') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. The rank, dignity, or vocation of a knight.
  2. Behavior or qualities befitting a knight; chivalry.
  3. Knights considered as a group.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: aristocrats holding the rank of knight


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ridderskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
ridderschap

Français (French)
n. - chevalerie, (GB) titre de chevalier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ritterwürde, Ritterstand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιπποσύνη, ο τίτλος του ιππότη

Italiano (Italian)
dignità di cavaliere, cavalleria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dignidade (f) ou classe (f) dos cavaleiros, cavalheirismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
рыцарство, рыцарское звание, рыцарское сословие

Español (Spanish)
n. - título de caballero, título de Sir, caballería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - riddarvärdighet, knightvärdighet, ridderskap, ridderlighet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
骑士的身份, 爵士的爵位, 骑士道, 骑士

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 騎士的身份, 爵士的爵位, 騎士道, 騎士

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기사의 신분, 기사도 , 기사기질

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 騎士の身分, 騎士の誇り, 騎士道, ナイトの爵位, 騎士団

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الفروسيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אבירים, אבירות‬


 
 
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