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knighthood: see chivalry chivalry (shĭv`əlrē) ..... Click the link for more information. ; courtly love courtly love, philosophy of love and code of lovemaking that flourished in France and England during the Middle Ages. Although its origins are obscure, it probably derived from the works of Ovid, various Middle Eastern ideas popular at the time, and the songs of the ..... Click the link for more information. ; knight knight, in ancient and medieval history, a noble who did military service as a mounted warrior. The Knight in Ancient HistoryIn ancient history, as in Athens and Rome, the knight was a noble of the second class who in military service had to furnish ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I ran across him in the street and congratulated him on the knighthood with which his eminent services during the war had been rewarded. Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty. I had had confidential agents trickling through the country some time, whose office was to undermine knighthood by imperceptible degrees, and to gnaw a little at this and that and the other superstition, and so prepare the way gradually for a better order of things. |
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