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to beknighted

to beknighted

9.9
To make someone a knight at a ceremony
  • verb
  • /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
  • Archaic
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  • The king beknighted the brave soldier after the battle.

Examples

  • The ceremony to beknight the young squire was attended by the entire court.

  • In ancient times, a ruler might beknight a loyal subject for acts of valor.

  • He was beknighted at the royal ceremony.

  • The king will beknight the brave warrior tomorrow.

  • The king beknighted the brave soldier after the battle.

  • The ceremony to beknight the young squire was attended by the entire court.

  • The king will beknight the courageous knight for his exceptional service.

Synonyms

to knight
vsto beknighted
  • Formal
16 6.2

To give someone the title Sir in a formal ceremony by the monarch

is not restricted to ceremonies led by a monarch
to dub
vsto beknighted
  • Formal
7 9.4

To make someone a knight by touching their shoulders with a sword

is a formal ceremony that may not involve a sword touch

Antonyms

to unmake
5 7.5

To undo or destroy something created earlier

How Honored

to ennoble
  • Formal
1 7.9
to beknighted
  • Archaic
9.9
to honor
  • US
796 2.3
to praise
331 1.0

Surface Forms

beknight infinitive
beknighted past
beknighted past participle
beknighting present participle
beknighted third person singular

Morphology

beknighted = beknight (transparent) = be + knight + ed

The word is derived from 'beknight' with the suffix '-ed', indicating the action of making someone a knight.

Etymology

Beknight comes from the prefix be- 'make' and knight, so to beknight someone is to 'make someone a knight' in a special ceremony, just like befriend uses be- to mean 'make someone a friend'.