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单词 knighthood
释义 knight·hood
\ˈnītˌhu̇d\ noun
Etymology: Middle English knighthod, from knight + -hod -hood
1. : the rank, dignity, condition, profession, or vocation of a knight or of knights as a class
 < won a knighthood for his devotion to civic reform >
 < knighthood was at one time both a social obligation and a symbol of maturity >
2. : the character of a knight : qualities befitting a knight or knights as a class : knightliness, chivalry
3.
 a. : knights as a class
  < the early knighthood held a place distinct from the great lords on the one hand and the working peasantry on the other >
 b. : a body of knights
  < the legendary knighthood of King Arthur >
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