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单词 unknighted
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unknightedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈnaɪdᵻd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and knight v. and -ed suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, knight v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + knight v. + -ed suffix1. Compare later knighted adj. at knight v. Derivatives.
Not (yet) raised to the rank of knight; not granted a knighthood.
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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > lowness of birth > [adjective] > untitled or not invested with dignity
coatless1586
unknighted1596
undubbed1602
crestlessa1616
unraiseda1616
unlorded1641
unadditioneda1661
untitled1798
uncoroneted1817
unscutcheoned1827
unennobled1830
undiademed1846
titleless1881
1596 tr. Deligtful Hist. Celestina xii. 90 His son Diocles, who as yet was vnknighted [Fr. qui n'estoit encore Cheualier].
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cambr. 168 Indeed I..cannot believe that he was Un-knighted so long.
1774 D. J. Piguenit Don Quixote 14 The duties done are done in vain, Unknighted Quixote must remain.
1892 F. P. Verney et al. Mem. Verney Family Civil War I. 205 Mr. Badnage..remained unknighted.
1931 Eng. Hist. Rev. 46 386 The demand for belted knights..was not the result of an increase in the number of unknighted representatives.
2003 Daily Tel. 24 June 19/1 It is hard to think of an unknighted playwright who crops up more regularly in the West End than Terry Johnson.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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