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English
Etymology
From knight + -dom.
Noun
knightdom (countable and uncountable, plural knightdoms)
- (countable) The domain of a knight
2012, Elri Liebenberg, Imre Josef Demhardt, History of Cartography:Only a few years before his birth on May 18, 1824, in the baronial castle, the tiny but largely autonomous knightdom had been annexed by Bavaria during the Napoleonic wars.
- (uncountable) The quality, or condition of a knight; knighthood
2012, Georg G. Iggers, The German Conception of History:Indeed, in the 1830's, in his diary Ranke himself suggested that a world history be written which would emphasize the growth of population and stress economic and cultural activities; colonization, knightdom, the building of churches, art, and religion in the Middle Ages; agriculture and public works in the eighteenth century and the “tremendous development of industry and highways” in the nineteenth century.
- (uncountable) The sphere or world of knights; knights collectively
2012, Elaine Knighton, Fulk the Reluctant:The dregs of knightdom and various men-at-arms shared the tables and benches in noisome sleep.
2013, Norman Mailer, The Armies of the Night:“Well, Norman, I'm delighted,” he said, taking Mailer's arm for a moment as if, God and knightdom willing, Mailer had finally become a Harvard dean and could be addressed by the appropriate limb.