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Order of knighthood
Meaning
Noun
●
An order which (
at least
mainly
)
consists of
members who
receive
and/or
most have the
knighthood
, hence
constitutes
an
honorific
brotherhood
(in
modern times
often
open
to both
genders
, in
rare
cases
a
sisterhood
) of
knights
(and/or, as
female
equivalent
,
dames
). The
hierarchical
structure,
purpose
, activities (in many
cases
rare
and
mainly
ceremonious
),
titles
and
insignia
vary
widely.
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