单词 | knight companion |
释义 | > as lemmasknight companion a. Chiefly with capital initial. A member of an order of knighthood; a knight. Also more fully knight companion (cf. knight n. Compounds 2).Originally a general term; in later use indicating the lowest of a number of grades within certain orders of knighthood, as Companion of the Bath, Companion of the Star of India, Companion of Honour, Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, etc. Cf. commander n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > position of commander in an order > Companion of Honour companion1569 C.H.1918 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > position of commander in an order > of Order of St. Michael and St. George C.M.G.1842 companion1896 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 695 Eche beyng companion of others order: for the king wore the golden Fleece, & the Duke [of Burgundy] wore the Garter. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 21 Arise my Knights o' th' Battell, I create you Companions to our person. View more context for this quotation 1672 E. Ashmole Inst. Order of Garter iv. 159 Each Knight-Companion of the Order presented his Alms-Knight. 1725 Stat. of the Bath 4 This order shall consist of the Sovereign..and of Thirty five other Companions. 1772 Ann. Reg. 1771 App. 216/2 The Knights companions in the full habit of the order. 1815 Bull. 2 Jan. in Royal Mil. Cal. II. 235 The Third Class of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, shall be composed of Officers holding Commissions in His Majesty's Service by Sea or Land, who shall be styled Companions of the said Order. 1842 Royal Kalendar (verso title page) British Orders of Knighthood..C.M.G., Companion of St. Michael and St. George. 1896 London Gaz. 21 Apr. 2388/1 The list of appointments to be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. 1917 Times 22 June 7/4 The second order..will be entitled the ‘Order of the Companions of Honour’, and will consist of one class only, to which women will be eligible equally with men. 1984 Debrett's Handbk. p. xxviii General table of precedence... Companions of the Star of India; Companions of St. Michael and St. George. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 13 June 16 I had hoped to be able to present you with a maquette of this Knight Companion of the Bath, carved out of frozen faecal matter. < as lemmas |
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