† knightheadn.¹

Forms: Also kniht-, kniȝt-, etc. (see knight n.); Middle English -ed(e, Middle English–1500s Scottish -heid.

Etymology: < knight n. + -head suffix. Compare knight-head n.²

Obsolete.

1. The rank of a knight: = knighthood n. 2.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > order > knighthood

knighthooda1300

knightheadc1325

chivalry1483

cavalry1601

knightship1620

c1325 Metr. Hom. 139 A kniht That thoru kind was bond and thralle Bot knihthed gat he wit catelle.

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 154 To comfort him or he raid forder, The devill off knychtheid gaif him order.

1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 960 Schir Rauf gat rewaird to keip his Knichtheid.

2. The vocation of a knight: = knighthood n. 3.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > profession or vocation of

knighthoodc1325

knightheadc1480

c1480 (a1400) St. Mary Magdalen 70 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 258 To k[n]ychthed hyre bruþir laȝare halely hyme gafe, & lytil rocht of landis.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos lvi. 153 He hadde lefte his offyce and hadde taken hym self to the fayttes of knygthed.

a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 822 He goith ymong them in his hie curage, As he that had of knyghthed the wsage.

3. Knightly character or accomplishments: = knighthood n. 4.

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the mind > emotion > courage > chivalry > [noun]

bachelry1297

knighthood1377

emprisea1393

knightheada1400

chevisance1579

chevachance1592

chivalry1790

chivalrousness1863

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8422 To be lered him-self to lede, Wit clerge bath and wit knighthede.

1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. b^v Thai war courtes & couth thair knyghthed to kyth.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vi. 39 Eneas, ful of piete and knychtheid.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 575 Suppois he was of all knychteid the floure.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 5549 Of knighthede to count þere was the clene floure.

4. A body of knights, or (= Latin mīlitia) of fighting men: = knighthood n. 5.

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society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun]

trumec893

wic897

ferredc1200

knight-weredc1275

preyc1300

legion?1316

companyc1325

punyec1330

virtuec1350

fellowshipc1380

knightheada1382

knighthooda1382

strengtha1382

sop?a1400

strengh?a1400

tropelc1425

armyc1450

framec1450

preparing1497

armourya1500

cohortc1500

cohortationc1500

cateran?a1513

venlin1541

troop1545

guidon1560

crew1570

preparation1573

esquadron1579

bodya1616

armada1654

expedition1693

armament1698

host1807

war-party1921

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Jer. viii. 1 The sunne, and the moone and al the knyȝthed [a1425 L.V. knyȝthod, L. militia] of heuene.

c1480 (a1400) St. Placidus 68 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 71 A knycht callit placydas prynce of his knychted was.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knighthead
释义	† knightheadn.¹ Forms: Also kniht-, kniȝt-, etc. (see knight n.); Middle English -ed(e, Middle English–1500s Scottish -heid. Etymology: < knight n. + -head suffix. Compare knight-head n.² Obsolete. 1. The rank of a knight: = knighthood n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > order > knighthood knighthooda1300 knightheadc1325 chivalry1483 cavalry1601 knightship1620 c1325 Metr. Hom. 139 A kniht That thoru kind was bond and thralle Bot knihthed gat he wit catelle. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 154 To comfort him or he raid forder, The devill off knychtheid gaif him order. 1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 960 Schir Rauf gat rewaird to keip his Knichtheid. 2. The vocation of a knight: = knighthood n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > profession or vocation of knighthoodc1325 knightheadc1480 c1480 (a1400) St. Mary Magdalen 70 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 258 To k[n]ychthed hyre bruþir laȝare halely hyme gafe, & lytil rocht of landis. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos lvi. 153 He hadde lefte his offyce and hadde taken hym self to the fayttes of knygthed. a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 822 He goith ymong them in his hie curage, As he that had of knyghthed the wsage. 3. Knightly character or accomplishments: = knighthood n. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > chivalry > [noun] bachelry1297 knighthood1377 emprisea1393 knightheada1400 chevisance1579 chevachance1592 chivalry1790 chivalrousness1863 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8422 To be lered him-self to lede, Wit clerge bath and wit knighthede. 1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. b^v Thai war courtes & couth thair knyghthed to kyth. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vi. 39 Eneas, ful of piete and knychtheid. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 575 Suppois he was of all knychteid the floure. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 5549 Of knighthede to count þere was the clene floure. 4. A body of knights, or (= Latin mīlitia) of fighting men: = knighthood n. 5. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] trumec893 wic897 ferredc1200 knight-weredc1275 preyc1300 legion?1316 companyc1325 punyec1330 virtuec1350 fellowshipc1380 knightheada1382 knighthooda1382 strengtha1382 sop?a1400 strengh?a1400 tropelc1425 armyc1450 framec1450 preparing1497 armourya1500 cohortc1500 cohortationc1500 cateran?a1513 venlin1541 troop1545 guidon1560 crew1570 preparation1573 esquadron1579 bodya1616 armada1654 expedition1693 armament1698 host1807 war-party1921 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Jer. viii. 1 The sunne, and the moone and al the knyȝthed [a1425 L.V. knyȝthod, L. militia] of heuene. c1480 (a1400) St. Placidus 68 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 71 A knycht callit placydas prynce of his knychted was. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : knight-headn.² < n.¹c1325 see also
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