The act or ceremony of making someone a knight; the present participle of 'beknight.'
From 'beknight' with the '-ing' suffix, creating both a gerund (noun) and present participle form.
The '-ing' form of ceremonial verbs captures the process itself—'beknighting' isn't just the result but the meaningful ritual of transformation, which is why older English loved this form.
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