knightdom

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The domain of a knight

   • Only a few years before his birth on May 18, 1824, in the baronial castle, the tiny but largely autonomous knightdom had been annexed by Bavaria during the Napoleonic wars.
2. 2

   The quality, or condition of a knight

   The quality, or condition of a knight; knighthood

3. 3

   The sphere or world of knights

   The sphere or world of knights; knights collectively

   • The dregs of knightdom and various men-at-arms shared the tables and benches in noisome sleep.
   • “Well, Norman, I'm delighted,” he said, taking Mailer's arm for a moment as if, God and knightdom willing, Mailer had finally become a Harvard dean and could be addressed by the appropriate limb.

The neighborhood

• neighborknightship