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knighted

Meaning

of Knight

Source: Webster's dictionary

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1974 — Albert Henry is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 1979 — Sir Albert Henry is found guilty of electoral fraud and stripped of his premiership and his knighthood. Source: Internet

But I think the less one shows the better." citation Personal life Hopkins was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987, and was knighted at Buckingham Palace in 1993 for services to the arts. Source: Internet

Charlie Watts was quoted in the book According to the Rolling Stones as saying, "Anybody else would be lynched: 18 wives and 20 children and he's knighted, fantastic!" Source: Internet

Critic Roger Ebert wrote: "Other British directors like Sir Carol Reed and Sir Charlie Chaplin were knighted years ago, while Hitchcock, universally considered by film students to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, was passed over". Source: Internet

A surgeon who is also a professor is usually known as "Professor" and, similarly, a surgeon who has been ennobled, knighted, created a baronet or appointed a dame uses the corresponding title (Lord, Sir, Dame). Source: Internet

Before being knighted in 1972, however, he was generally known as "Bob Askin". Source: Internet

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