knightage
Noun (uncountable): - The body or class of knights collectively: "knightage" refers to the entire group or social class of knights, considered as a whole. - The knightage of medieval Europe was a powerful and influential social order. (The total collection of knights in that region and era.)
- Noun:
- The knightage assembled for the king's coronation. (All the knights gathered together.)
- Historians study the knightage to understand feudal society. (The class of knights as a subject of historical analysis.)
"to belong to the knightage": to be a member of the knightly class.
- Only those of noble birth could belong to the knightage. (Only those born into noble families could be part of the knight class.)
"the decline of knightage": the historical reduction in power and relevance of knights as a social group.
- The rise of gunpowder led to the decline of knightage. (The invention of guns made knights less important in warfare.)
Knighthood (n): the rank, status, or condition of being a knight.
- He was granted knighthood by the queen. (He was formally made a knight.)
Knightly (adj): relating to or characteristic of a knight; chivalrous.
- He displayed knightly virtues such as courage and honor. (Behaviors typical of a knight.)
Chivalry: the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
- Chivalry emphasized bravery and loyalty. (The knightly code of conduct.)
Nobility: the class of people holding high social rank, often including knights.
- The nobility included both lords and knights. (The aristocratic class.)
Knight in shining armor: a person who rescues or helps someone in a heroic way (figurative, not directly related to "knightage" as a collective).
- He appeared like a knight in shining armor to solve her problems. (A heroic helper.)
Knight of the road: a traveler, especially a tramp or a person who lives on the road (archaic slang).
- The old man was a knight of the road, wandering from town to town. (A homeless traveler.)