knighthood

Etymology

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

knighthood means An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 72 out of 100.

Why this word is great

KNIGHTHOOD — [Noun] The title, rank, or status of a knight, or the collective body of knights. From Middle English knyghthode, from Old English cnihthād, from Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to knight (originally "boy, servant, soldier") + -hood (a suffix denoting state or condition). Unlike "chivalry," which evokes the romanticized code of conduct, or "peerage," which confers hereditary nobility, knighthood is the tangible, earned honor itself—a weight conferred, not inherited. It is the tap of a sword on the shoulder, the chill of a dawn vigil in a stone chapel, and the sobering, lifelong burden of a title that was once merely a job for a young man-at-arms—a secular anointing that outlasts the kingdom it was meant to defend.

noun

An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir.“the knighthood of Sir [So-and-So]”
The quality of being a knight.
The knights collectively, the body of knights.