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What does knighted mean?

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of knight
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Sir Howard was knighted last year, largely for helping bring the Commonwealth Games to Manchester.
He was knighted for this work in 1911, but was forced to retire from foreign service due to adverse affects of the tropics on his health.
He was knighted for services to nursing and the NHS in the Queen's Birthday Honours last year.
She turned the school around and in 2001 she was knighted for her services to education.
Lean was nominated for Oscars for directing, adapting and editing the film, and in June 1984 he was knighted.
Rudolph Giuliani, who will soon be knighted by the Queen, is a man who bends the knee to nobody.

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