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v. t. e. A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The concept of Knighthood may have been inspired by the ancient Greek hippeis (ἱππεῖς) and Roman equites. [ 3 ]
Don Quixote, [a][b] the full title being The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, [c] is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. Considered a founding work of Western literature, it is often labelled as the first modern novel. [2][3] Don Quixote is also one of the most ...
Page (servant) Lord Patten, robed as Chancellor of Oxford University, assisted by a page. A page or page boy is traditionally a young male attendant or servant, but may also have been a messenger in the service of a nobleman. During wedding ceremonies, a page boy is often used as a symbolic attendant to carry the rings.
Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. [ 1 ] The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The term is derived from Old French joster, ultimately from Latin iuxtare "to approach, to meet".
Chivalry. Konrad von Limpurg as a knight being armed by his lady in the Codex Manesse (early 14th century) Chivalry, or the chivalric language, is an informal and varying code of conduct developed in Europe between 1170 and 1220. It is associated with the medieval Christian institution of knighthood, with knights being members of various ...
The preferred form in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary is medieval. At the entry for "Mediaeval", the dictionary states "see Medieval" (6th edition) There seems no grounds for suggesting therefore that the preferred British or Commonwealth English form would include the letter A.--. A Y Arktos (Talk) 05:53, 29 October 2005 (UTC) [reply]
Sir. Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French " Sieur " (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of " Monsieur ", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English.
The word seneschal (/ ˈ s ɛ n ə ʃ əl /) can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context.Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ducal, or noble household during the Middle Ages and early Modern period – historically a steward or majordomo of a medieval ...