Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knighthood

/nˈaɪthˌʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: knight-hood
IPA: /nˈaɪthˌʊd/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality of being a knight.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The knights collectively, the body of knights.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the knighthood of Sir [So-and-So]"
"He's got an OBE and MBE, and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood."
"They rushed to congratulate Sir John Smith on his knighthood."
"I / Perceive 'tis an advantage for a man to vvear ſpurres, / The rovvell of Knight-hood does gingle in the eare of their / Vnderſtanding."
"He received his knighthood at the opening of Immingham Dock in 1912."

Etymology

From Middle English knyghthode, knyȝthod, from Old English cnihthād, from Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to knight + -hood. Cognate with Dutch knechtheid, dialectal German Knechtheit.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: knyghthode, cnihthād, *knehtahaidu

Usage

Inflected Forms

knighthoods (plural)

Phrases

knighthood-errant order of knighthood

Questions

How do you pronounce knighthood?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈaɪthˌʊd/.
What does knighthood mean?: An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.
Where does knighthood come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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