knighting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of knight

noun

1. The act of making somebody a knight.

   “What distinguished the knighting ceremony from the established giving of arms was the semi-ritualistic character of the later event. It was much more than a coming of age. The most impressive knightings could be occasions of some grandeur.”

   “Only 14 percent of Australians agreed with the knighting, and many of Mr. Abbott’s colleagues were dismayed.”