knighthood

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Flaunting their knighthood as a mark of status but discarding it the moment it requires true honor, they treat their vows only as an invented tradition, a set of rituals to legitimize their own power.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

According to his 1409 biography, Boucicaut was a paragon of knighthood and an athlete who followed a punishing physical training regime, capable of vaulting fully armed onto his horse’s back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The only other regius keeper to have received a knighthood since the garden's inception in 1670 was Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Andrew is also relinquishing his other honorary titles, including his membership in the Order of the Royal Garter, the most senior order of knighthood in Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

I ask, her words annoyingly close to Madoc’s when he dismissed my chances at knighthood.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black