Definition of "knighting" []

• Present participle of knight. (verb)

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• "These awards are interesting phenomena-- but I think, for what they're worth, they much better than knighting, which is potentially very hazardous to people with big ears."
• "[Page 202] * Accolade, the three strokes of the sword given in knighting."
• "Siavash toyed with the idea of knighting Halfwit, formerly known as Freddie, to save him from facing the possibility of eviction for the third week in a row."