knighthood

English

Etymology

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

Noun

knighthood (plural knighthoods)

An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"
He's got an OBE, and MBE and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood.
The quality of being a knight.
The knights collectively, the body of knights.

Translations

an honour whereby one is made into a knight

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: ritarius
Georgian: რაინდობა (raindoba)
German: Rittertum n, Ritterlichkeit (de) f, Ritterschaft (de) f
Irish: ridireacht f
Macedonian: витештво n (víteštvo)

Russian: ры́царство (ru) n (rýcarstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: ridireachd f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: витештво n
Roman: viteštvo (sh) n
Turkish: şövalyelik (tr)

quality of being a knight

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: ridderschap n
Finnish: ritarius
Georgian: რაინდობა (raindoba)
German: Rittertum f, Ritterlichkeit (de) f, Ritterschaft (de) f

Irish: ridireacht f
Macedonian: витештво n (víteštvo)
Russian: ры́царство (ru) n (rýcarstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: ridireachd f
Turkish: şövalyelik (tr)

body of knights

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: ridderschap f
Finnish: ritaristo, ritarikunta (fi)

German: Rittertum f, Ritterlichkeit (de) f, Ritterschaft (de) f
Macedonian: витештво n (víteštvo)
Russian: ры́царство (ru) n (rýcarstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: ridireachd f