knightdom
Etymology
From knight + -dom.
knightdom means the domain of a knight. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- 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.”
- The quality, or condition of a knight; knighthood“Indeed, in the 1830's, in his diary Ranke himself suggested that a world history be written which would emphasize the growth of population and stress economic and cultural activities; colonization, knightdom, the building of churches, art, and religion in the Middle Ages; agriculture and public works in the eighteenth century and the “tremendous development of industry and highways” in the ninetee”
- 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.”