belted knight

noun

A man who has been knighted and received a belt and sword as the tokens of his knighthood.

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Meanings

nounbelted knight (plural belted knights)

plural belted knights

  1. A man who has been knighted and received a belt and sword as the tokens of his knighthood.

    The king has called for priest and cup, The King has taken spur and blade To dub True Thomas a belted knight, And all for the sake o’ the songs he made.

    1893, Rudyard Kipling, The Last Rhyme of True Thomas, lines 1–4
    1 more example

    When I awoke the next morning, it was difficult to realise that I was a belted knight and the master of the house, with all the various duties of life before me, and yet only twenty-one years of age.

    1881, William Samuel Symonds, chapter 11, in Malvern Chase
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