A blow, stroke; esp. the stroke with the flat of a sword given in dubbing a knight; = accolade, n.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > [noun] > investing with a rank or title > conferring of knighthood > ceremony of (6) coleec1430 A blow, stroke; esp. the stroke with the flat of a sword given in dubbing a knight; = accolade, n. acoleea1500 = accolade, n. 1. accolade1591 The salutation marking the bestowal of knighthood, applied by a stroke on the shoulders with the flat of a sword (now the usual form) and in… knighthood1711 The ceremony of knighting a person. Subcategories:— the stroke on the neck (1) — the stroke with the flat of a sword (1) |
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