---
title: knighthood — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «knighthood» in the school dictionary: A knighthood is the title and honour of being a knight, given in the UK by the king or queen to people for great service, so a man is called «Sir» (a woman gets a damehood, «Dame»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knighthood/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) / knighthood

# knighthood

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** knighthood, title, woman, trained soldier, famous scientist, he · **What happens:** be, give, call, get, train, serve · **To what, where:** title, UK, man, damehood, rank, Middle Ages · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«knighthood» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [knighthood in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knighthood.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A knighthood is the title and honour of being a knight, given in the UK by the king or queen to people for great service, so a man is called «Sir» (a woman gets a damehood, «Dame»).

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:m1:1
# text = A knighthood is the title and honour of being a knight, given in the UK by the king or queen to people for great service, so a man is called «Sir» (a woman gets a damehood, «Dame»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
28	so	so	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj:pass	_	_
31	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	aux:pass	_	_
32	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
33	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	Sir	Sir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	34	punct	_	_
36	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	_
39	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
40	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	damehood	damehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
43	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	Dame	Dame	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	44	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	39	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a knighthood | the title and honour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of a knight | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  | the title and honour *not said here* |  | the UK |  | by the king or queen to people for great service | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **call** | present · passive | the title and honour *not said here* | a man |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 5 | **get** | present | a woman | a damehood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Middle Ages, knighthood was the rank of a knight, a trained soldier on horseback who served a lord.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:m2:1
# text = In the Middle Ages, knighthood was the rank of a knight, a trained soldier on horseback who served a lord.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	horseback	horseback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | knighthood | the rank |  |  | in the Middle Ages | of a knight | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **serve** | past | a trained soldier on horseback | a lord |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The famous scientist received a knighthood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:x1:1
# text = The famous scientist received a knighthood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | the famous scientist | a knighthood |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knighthood=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With his knighthood, he became Sir Tom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:x2:1
# text = With his knighthood, he became Sir Tom.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Sir	Sir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:desc	_	_
8	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | he |  |  |  |  | with his knighthood | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Middle Ages, a squire trained for years to earn knighthood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:x3:1
# text = In the Middle Ages, a squire trained for years to earn knighthood.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	squire	squire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	earn	earn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
13	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle |  | a squire *not said here* |  |  | year |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **earn** | to-infinitive |  | knighthood |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knighthood=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king gave him a knighthood for bravery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:x4:1
# text = The king gave him a knighthood for bravery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	bravery	bravery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the king | a knighthood | him *= he* |  |  | for bravery | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Recipient knighthood=Theme for bravery=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A woman gets a damehood, not a knighthood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:x5:1
# text = A woman gets a damehood, not a knighthood.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	damehood	damehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a woman | a damehood and a knighthood |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer damehood=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Knighthood was linked to rules of chivalry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:x6:1
# text = Knighthood was linked to rules of chivalry.
1	Knighthood	Knighthood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	linked	link	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chivalry	chivalry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **link** | past · passive |  | Knighthood |  |  |  | to rules of chivalry | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to rule=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **rule** |  | chivalry |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was Sheriff of London, thrice Lord Mayor, and received the honour of knighthood by Henry V.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knighthood:x7:1
# text = He was Sheriff of London, thrice Lord Mayor, and received the honour of knighthood by Henry V.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Sheriff	Sheriff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	thrice	thrice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	Mayor	Mayor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	V.	V.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	flat	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | Sheriff and thrice Lord |  |  |  | of London | tree rules |
| 2 | **receive** | past | Sheriff and thrice Lord | the honour of knighthood |  |  |  | by Henry | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent honour=Theme by henry=Location |
| 3 | **honour** |  |  | knighthood |  |  |  |  | nom honour «state transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [knight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knight/)
- next →: [knightly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/knightly/)
- ↑ back to [K in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/)