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

Meanwhile, the Royal Edinburgh Botanic Garden's chief executive said it was an "immense honour" to have been awarded a knighthood as he prepares to retire.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

And although embarrassing Madoc might give me a contrary pleasure, a small revenge for denying me knighthood, I’d embarrass myself, too.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black