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No but they can receive honorary knighthoods. By tradition, clergy receiving a knighthood are not dubbed, as the use of a sword is thought inappropriate for their calling. Foreign citizens occasionally receive honorary knighthoods; they are not dubbed, and they do not use the style 'Sir'.
Such knighthoods are conferred by The Queen, on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on those who have made an important contribution to relations between their country and Britain. Foreign citizens given knighthoods over the years include Chancellor Kohl, President Mitterrand and Mayor Giuliani of New York.
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What is a Earl of Durham?
The word Earl mean knight so the Earl or Durham is the Knight of Durham
What was the job of a sergeant in medieval times?
A cack version of a knight, considered to be worth half as much as a knight in a fight. A cack version of a knight, considered to be worth half as much as a knight in a fight.
Name of the ceremony during which a squire becomes a knight?
The name of the ceremony in which a squire is named a knight is called a dubbing ceremony. After the ceremony the knight has the title of 'Sir.'
How do you become a convict?
The term convict is not used anymore. If you want to become a convict, which I certainity hope it, if when you break the law and you get captured. Then they deport you into a new land, like the English when they brought all the prisoners to Australia
What is the Anglo-saxon word for a knight?
Armadsew
What is the English word for knight?
knight already is an English word.
Did Chaucer become a knight?
No, Geoffrey Chaucer did not become a knight.
How old do you have to be to become a knight?
In English Common Law many centuries ago, the minimum age to be an English knight was 21. It was a common age for marking adulthood, a number that still holds influence in lawmaking today.
Could any kind of boy become a knight?
A boy had to be son of a knight to become a knight.
What made someone eligible to become a knight?
They have to become a page or a squire before they become a knight
How did knight become knight?
Silly question
Is vampire knight in eng?
Vampire Knight is in fact English subbed, but unless you find a Fandub, no, Vampire Knight is not English Subbed.
What did the boys do to become a knights?
The only why to become a knight is if your father was a knight or you did something very very good and the lord will make you into a knight
What age would a squire become a knight?
It took 11 to 15 years to become a knight
How to become a knight?
You have to be knighted.
How is a knight chosen?
A knight is chosen when a squire wants to become one.
Why would a person become a knight in the middle ages?
It was expected of a young noble boy to train as a knight. He left home at 7 to become a page to a knight and stayed in his service until 21 when he became a knight.
