as in chivalry
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Recent Examples of knighthood
Hugh, Ulf, and Addam are fitted with armor and cloaks, seduced into battle by Rhaenyra’s promise of knighthood if death doesn’t come for them first.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
Early 17th century graves at Jamestown are traditionally unmarked, so the discovery of the tombstone — engraved to commemorate a knighthood and once decorated with brass inlays — is rare for this period, Hartley added.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Again, the source material already provides the spinoff with fresh purpose: These stories are fundamentally explorations of what knighthood means as a philosophy and an institution in the moral morass that is Westeros.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
In the spring, Porte Jacquemus became the youngest designer ever named a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France’s cultural knighthood.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
Early 17th century graves at Jamestown are traditionally unmarked, so the discovery of the tombstone — engraved to commemorate a knighthood and once decorated with brass inlays — is rare for this period, Hartley added.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Again, the source material already provides the spinoff with fresh purpose: These stories are fundamentally explorations of what knighthood means as a philosophy and an institution in the moral morass that is Westeros.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
In the spring, Porte Jacquemus became the youngest designer ever named a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France’s cultural knighthood.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knighthood
Noun
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Consumers are getting caught up on the chivalry of knights as well.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Dec. 2024
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Jousting was based on chivalry and how you were expected to follow certain principles and behave in a certain way.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Crank up the gallantry, crank up the generosity: Send a spark of love and novelty into the black cloud.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is a back story to Crazy Horse's battlefield gallantry.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The ceremony is happening in the wake of ongoing, devastating wildfires raging across Southern California.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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As these ceremonies celebrate the best of 2024, the new year is already heating up with new earworms to soundtrack the forthcoming Carnival season.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Knighthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knighthood. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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