American English pronunciation
How to pronounce knighthood
IPA transcription: ['naɪt,hʊd]
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Noun
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aristocrats holding the rank of knight
Usage examples
- A year later he was admitted into the Dutch knighthood.
- He was offered a knighthood by the British Viceroy in Ireland, but declined.
- Reeves three times declined offers of a knighthood.
- Dover received a knighthood two years later for services to Greek scholarship.
- Bey is equivalent to a knighthood or "Sir".