| 单词 |
unknight |
| 释义 |
unˈknight, v. [un-2 6 b.] trans. To divest of knighthood; to depose from the rank of knight. Hence unˈknighting vbl. n.
1623in Birch Crt. & Times Jas. I (1848) II. 439 Francis Mitchell, that was unknighted the last parliament. a1661Fuller Worthies, Yorks. iii. (1662) 207 Another author unknighteth him, allowing him only a plain Esquire. 1844P. Parley's Ann. V. 251 By St. George, I will unknight thee. 1856Doran Knights xxx. 489 Knights, irregularly made so, were unknighted with little ceremony. Ibid. 490 There are fewer examples of unknighting in this country than in France. |

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