knight-servicen.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtˌsəːvɪs/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌsərvəs/

Forms: Also knight's service.

1. Under the Feudal System: The military service which a knight was bound to render as a condition of holding his lands; hence, the tenure of land under the condition of performing military service.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > [noun] > service of specific vassal

knight-service1439

suling-man1440

villein service?1530

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [noun] > tenure by service > by military or knight service

knight-service1439

ward1508

chivalry1528

ward-holding1681

military tenure1764

α.

1439 Rolls of Parl. V. 31/2 Eny of youre said Comunes, holdyng of you by Knyghtes service.

c1500 Corte Barune in Book of Brome 155 If they holde be skwage, that is knytes serwyce.

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 50/2 He hath nothing by discent holden by knightes seruice.

1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. i. 74 Tenure by homage, fealty & Escuage, is to hold by Knights Seruice.

β. c1500 Corte Barune in Book of Brome 155 The chylde..þat holdith be þat tenuer of knyte serwisse.1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xi. f. 11^v What fees they holde and..wheder it be by socage or by knight seruyce.1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. v. 63 This tenure of knight-service had all the marks of a strict and regular feud.1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. x. 305 As a special boon to tenants by knight-service, their demesne lands are freed from all demands except service in the field.1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. i. 30 Tenure per militiam, in chivalry or by knight-service.

2. figurative. Such service as is rendered by a knight; hence, good service.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > act of kindness

goodOE

loveOE

estdedea1325

bounty1330

benefice1340

benefit1377

while1382

whileness1382

officec1384

excellencec1385

goodshipa1393

kindnessc1400

benevolencec1425

benignityc1534

obligement1611

obligation1618

friendlinessa1633

benevolenta1639

beneficence1654

amability1655

benefactiona1662

knight-service1675

kindliness1883

humanity1985

α.

a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) VI. 229 He [sc. the Devil] never Knights any one, but he expects more than Knights Service from him in Return.

β. 1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Marriage Belphegor in Wks. 528 I have done you knights-service.1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxv. 283 Doing the mistress of the farm real knight-service by this voluntary contribution of his labour.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knight-service
释义	knight-servicen. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtˌsəːvɪs/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌsərvəs/ Forms: Also knight's service. 1. Under the Feudal System: The military service which a knight was bound to render as a condition of holding his lands; hence, the tenure of land under the condition of performing military service. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > [noun] > service of specific vassal knight-service1439 suling-man1440 villein service?1530 society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [noun] > tenure by service > by military or knight service knight-service1439 ward1508 chivalry1528 ward-holding1681 military tenure1764 α. 1439 Rolls of Parl. V. 31/2 Eny of youre said Comunes, holdyng of you by Knyghtes service. c1500 Corte Barune in Book of Brome 155 If they holde be skwage, that is knytes serwyce. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 50/2 He hath nothing by discent holden by knightes seruice. 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. i. 74 Tenure by homage, fealty & Escuage, is to hold by Knights Seruice. β. c1500 Corte Barune in Book of Brome 155 The chylde..þat holdith be þat tenuer of knyte serwisse.1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xi. f. 11^v What fees they holde and..wheder it be by socage or by knight seruyce.1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. v. 63 This tenure of knight-service had all the marks of a strict and regular feud.1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. x. 305 As a special boon to tenants by knight-service, their demesne lands are freed from all demands except service in the field.1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. i. 30 Tenure per militiam, in chivalry or by knight-service. 2. figurative. Such service as is rendered by a knight; hence, good service. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > act of kindness goodOE loveOE estdedea1325 bounty1330 benefice1340 benefit1377 while1382 whileness1382 officec1384 excellencec1385 goodshipa1393 kindnessc1400 benevolencec1425 benignityc1534 obligement1611 obligation1618 friendlinessa1633 benevolenta1639 beneficence1654 amability1655 benefactiona1662 knight-service1675 kindliness1883 humanity1985 α. a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) VI. 229 He [sc. the Devil] never Knights any one, but he expects more than Knights Service from him in Return. β. 1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Marriage Belphegor in Wks. 528 I have done you knights-service.1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxv. 283 Doing the mistress of the farm real knight-service by this voluntary contribution of his labour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1439
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