'Knighting' definitions:
Definition of 'Knighting'
From: GCIDE
- Knight \Knight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knighting.] To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---. [1913 Webster]
- A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C[oe]ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Knighting'
- Knight,
- Knighted,
- Knightly,
- Carpet knight,
- Knight Templar,
- Knight bachelor,
- Knight banneret,
- Knight baronet,
- Knight marshal,
- Knight of Malta,
- Knight of Rhodes,
- Knight of industry,
- Knight of the post,
- Knight of the shire,
- Knight service,
- Knight's fee,
- Knight's service,
- Knights Templars,
- Knights bachelors,
- Knights bannerets,
- Knights commanders,
- Knights companions,
- Knights of Pythias,
- Knights of labor,
- Lance knight,
- knight errantry,
- white knight,
- Knight-errant,
- Knight-errantries,
- Knight-errantry,
- Knight-errants,
- Knights grand cross,
- Knights of the Round Table,
- Knights-errant,
- hablot knight browne,
- knight of the round table,
- knight of the square flag,
- Knight of St John of Jerusalem,
- Knight-er-ratic