Knighthood is the honorary title granted to a knight by a head of state or a representative of one, in recognition of service to a monarch, a church or a country, especially in a military capacity. The source lead supports only this definition, so no further claim is added here (ruling 678); the wider institutional history of chivalric orders is a depth-wave gap.
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A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity.
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