Bible Encyclopedias
Knighthood

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Knight, Charles

Next Entry
Knights of Labour

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Orders of Knighthood
• Knighthood, Orders of
Webster Dictionary
• Knighthood
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Knighthood
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Knighthood
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Knighthood

A distinction granted to commoners, ranking next to baronet, now bestowed by the crown; formerly knighthood was a military order, any member of which might create new knights; it was originally the highest rank of Chivalry (q. v .); it was an order of many subdivisions developed during the crusades, and in full flower before the Norman conquest of England.