The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knighting
Knight \Knight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Knighting.]
To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the
sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword,
saying: Rise, Sir
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A soldier, by the honor-giving hand
Of C[oe]ur-de-Lion knighted in the field.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
knighting
n. The act of making somebody a knight. vb. (present participle of knight English)
Usage examples of "knighting".
Denis, 14th century France relived the decadence of Rome, and indeed the knighting of little boys was not so far removed from the emperor who made a Consul of his horse.
Al though the only bloodshed was the slaughter of Turkish officers of the garrison, the field of Vidin nevertheless served for the knighting of Nevers and 300 companions.