knight service

noun

variants or less commonly knight's service

1

: the military service by rendering which a knight held his lands

also : the tenure of lands held on condition of performing military service

2

: service such as a knight can or should render

broadly : good or valuable service

Word History

Etymology

Middle English knightes service

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