order of knighthood

C510 concept

An order of knighthood is an organized society or institution, often established by a monarch or state, that confers ranks of honor and chivalric titles on individuals for distinguished service or merit.

Aliases (16)

order of merit ×55
chivalric order ×13
national order ×8
British order of chivalry ×6
military order ×5
class of order ×2
dynastic order of knighthood ×2
Christian chivalric order ×1
Finnish state order ×1
French honorary title ×1
French order ×1
Order of chivalry-related decoration ×1
Scottish order of chivalry ×1
honours system ×1
national order of merit ×1
order of chivalry-related decoration ×1

Instances (104)

Order of the Aztec Eagle ("order of merit")
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters of France ("order of merit")
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ("British order of chivalry")
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France ("French honorary title")
Knights Hospitaller ("chivalric order")
Légion d'honneur ("order of merit")
Order of the Cross of Liberty ("order of merit")
Order of the Nile ("order of merit")
Bavarian Order of Merit ("order of merit")
Royal Family Order of George VI ("Order of chivalry-related decoration")
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II ("order of chivalry-related decoration")
Ordre national du Mérite ("national order of merit")
Knight ("order of merit")
British honours system ("honours system")
Military William Order ("military order")
The Royal Victorian Order ("dynastic order of knighthood")
Virtuti Militari ("order of merit")
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav ("chivalric order")
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit ("order of merit")
Star of India ("chivalric order")
Order of the Indian Empire ("British order of chivalry")
Order of the Southern Cross ("order of merit")
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ("order of merit")
Companion of Honour ("order of merit")
Order of Liberty (Portugal) ("order of merit")
Order of Prince Henry ("order of merit")
Order of St. Andrew (Russia) ("order of merit")
Order of Merit for the Fatherland ("order of merit")
Order of the White Eagle (Poland) ("order of merit")
Leop. Order ("order of merit")
Order of the Red Banner ("order of merit")
Order of Kutuzov ("military order")
Order of the Thistle ("Scottish order of chivalry")
Order of the Red Star ("order of merit")
Sierra Leone’s Order of the Rokel (via PIH work recognition) ("national order")
Philippine Legion of Honor ("order of merit")
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds ("order of merit")
Order of the Lion of Finland ("order of merit")
OSMG ("British order of chivalry")
Venera ("class of order")
Order of Mapungubwe ("national order")
Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo ("national order")
Order of Service Merit (South Korea) ("order of merit")
Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ("order of merit")
Order of the White Lion ("order of merit")
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ("order of merit")
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger ("order of merit")
Prussian Order of the Crown ("order of merit")
Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon ("class of order")
Order of the Red Eagle ("order of merit")
Blue Max ("order of merit")
Order of Saint Patrick ("chivalric order")
Order of Leopold ("order of merit")
Order of the Crescent ("chivalric order")
General Order No. 1 ("military order")
Order of Polonia Restituta ("order of merit")
Order of the Bath ("British order of chivalry")
National Hero of Jamaica ("national order")
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers ("order of merit")
Order of the Golden Fleece ("chivalric order")
Pour le Mérite ("military order")
Teutonic Order ("chivalric order")
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau ("chivalric order")
Order of Logohu ("order of merit")
Order of Saint Hubert ("chivalric order")
Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty ("order of merit")
Grand Cross of the Order of Christ ("order of merit")
Order of the Garter
Order of Canada ("national order")
Compagnon de la Libération ("order of merit")
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ("order of merit")
Order of the British Empire ("British order of chivalry")
National Hero of Barbados ("order of merit")
Order of the White Rose of Finland ("order of merit")
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ("order of merit")
Order of the Tower and Sword ("order of merit")
Venerable Order of St John ("Christian chivalric order")
OC ("national order")
Order of St Michael and St George ("British order of chivalry")
Military Order of William ("military order")
Royal Order of the Seraphim ("chivalric order")
Order of the Republic (Egypt) ("order of merit")
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ("order of merit")
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus ("dynastic order of knighthood")
Order of the Dannebrog ("chivalric order")
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown ("order of merit")
Order of the Iron Crown ("chivalric order")