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Definition of Knighted
1. knight [v] - See also: knight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knighted
Literary usage of Knighted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till by John Campbell Campbell (1874)
"... knighted, instead of quietly submitting to it. From an excess of humility, he
desired to avoid luctance to what was then considered a distinction, ..."
2. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1889)
"1235, was knighted on the day of hie ... the Prince of Wales, by whom he was
knighted, 22 May 1306 ; and by whom (directly after hin accession ae ..."
3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"... awarded the royal gold medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects;
and in 1869 was knighted and made Slade professor of fine arts at Cambridge. ..."
4. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"... upon whom no man durst lay hands), deliver the king and kingdom from the danger
of most wicked traitors, and was for his service knighted in the field. ..."
5. Universal Biography: Containing a Copious Account, Critical and Historical ...by John Lemprière by John Lemprière (1810)
"... more conspicuous lo his men, and in consequence of his valor he wa« knighted
by the king in the field of battle. He bravely defended Colchester, ..."
6. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1846)
"Solicitor General, and knighted. When the ministry was formed after the proclamation
of "William and Mary ... At the same time he submitted to be knighted. ..."
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