knighthood

The inventor James Dyson has a winery, a knighthood, an English country pile, and an estimated net worth of more than $15 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Also a knighthood and a castle and certainly social status that ensures he won’t be treated like scum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

He was later made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 and accepted a knighthood in 2022 after changes to New Zealand's honours system allowed recipients to adopt titular honours.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Neill accepted a knighthood from New Zealand in 2022, after previously having rejected one when titular honours were reintroduced by the New Zealand government in 2009.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

He only read books about knighthood; that was the problem.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

It applies to the awards the government department oversees - which is the main New Year and Birthday honours, about 1,200 people each time, including knighthoods, damehoods, CBEs, OBEs, MBEs and BEMs.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

There had been accusations of unfairness about specific gaps, such as the lack of any knighthoods for rugby league, unlike rugby union and other sports where former stars had been knighted.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

In the past 22 years, the other England openers to score hundreds in the fourth innings of a Test have ended up with knighthoods.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025

The move follows growing frustration over the lack of rugby league knighthoods or damehoods, with a group of cross-party MPs suggesting the lack of top honours was linked to snobbery.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

Tyrion had done what he could to buy their continued loyalty, promising Bronn and a dozen of his best men lands and knighthoods when the battle was won.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin