American English pronunciation

How to pronounce knighthood

IPA transcription: ['naɪt,hʊd]

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Noun

  • 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".