verb
- the act of conferring the rank or title of knight upon someone; making someone a knight
Usage: present participle or gerund form of 'beknght'; archaic or literary usage
Examples
- The ceremony of beknighting the young nobleman took place in the great hall.
- Beknighting was a formal ritual reserved for those of noble birth or exceptional service.
- The king's beknighting of the war hero was celebrated throughout the kingdom.