ritarikunta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- knighthood noun The honour and rank of being made a knight.
- order noun The arrangement of things in a particular sequence or pattern.
Senses
ritarikunta is used for these senses in English:
- knighthood The knights collectively, the body of knights.
- order (graph theory, of a graph) The number of vertices in the graph (i.e. the set-theoretic order of the set of vertices of the graph).
- order of knighthood An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.
knighthood — full definition
- noun The honour and rank of being made a knight.
- noun Knights considered as a group.
order — full definition
- noun The arrangement of things in a particular sequence or pattern.
- noun A state of being calm, controlled, and free from disturbance; conformity with rules or law.
- noun An instruction or command given by someone in authority.
- noun A request to buy, sell, or supply goods or services.
- noun A group of monks, nuns, or knights bound by shared rules and purpose; also, a rank in scientific classification between class and family.
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