knighthoods in English

noun
1
the title, rank, or status of a knight.
he received a knighthood

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1. Knighthoods outnumber Cashierings

2. The Queen conferred knighthoods on several distinguished men.

3. // The king Bestowed knighthoods on his most loyal subjects

4. The king Bestowed knighthoods on his most loyal subjects

5. It's hard to envisage the usual knighthoods for sycophantic tabloid editors, several of whom pointed out his failings.

6. There were Baronetcies for Daniel Gooch and Curtis Miranda Lampson (1806-85), and knighthoods for James Anderson, Richard Atwood Glass, Samuel Canning and William Thomson

7. Baronet (plural Baronets, feminine Baronetess) A hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods, entitling the bearer to the titular prefix "Sir" (for men) or "Dame" (for women) which is used in conjunction with the holder's Christian name.

8. As nouns the difference between Baronet and Baron is that Baronet is a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods, entitling the bearer to the titular prefix "sir" (for men) or "dame" (for women) which is used in conjunction with the holder's christian name it is inheritable, usually by the eldest son