knighting
present participle ofknight
单词 | knighting |
释义 | knighting present participle ofknight knight verb[T] uk/naɪt/us/naɪt/to give someone therankof knight: He was knightedforhisworkwithfaminevictims. Ceremonies
Examplesofknightingknighting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Aknightingcertificate consists of a title being bestowed, and a certificate being presented. From Wikipedia ![]() In the first example, the knight-elect kneels in front of the monarch on aknighting-stool when the ceremony is performed. From Wikipedia ![]() In the painting, a squire holds his vigil by praying overnight before hisknightingceremony, hoping that he and his equipment might be purified beforehand. From Wikipedia ![]() These titles are symbolic, carry no responsibilities and have a similar role asknightingin monarchies. From Wikipedia ![]() The leaders were briefly imprisoned or relegated to their estates, but were generally pardoned soon after, evenknightingsome of his old enemies at his coronation. From Wikipedia ![]() For theknightingceremony, he dressed in white as a symbol for purity and over that was placed a red robe to show his readiness to be wounded. From Wikipedia ![]() These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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