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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir..
the knighthood of Sir [So-and-So]
He's got an OBE and MBE, and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood.
They rushed to congratulate Sir John Smith on his knighthood.
I / Perceive 'tis an advantage for a man to vvear ſpurres, / The rovvell of Knight-hood does gingle in the eare of their / Vnderſtanding.
He received his knighthood at the opening of Immingham Dock in 1912.
Use knighthood when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Knighthood means An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and whereafter one is entitled to be called Sir..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the knighthood of Sir [So-and-So]
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