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ridderslag.

accolade, knighting, dubbing (ritual elevation into knighthood, stereotypically by dubbing with a sword)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrɪ.dərˌslɑx/
  1. accolade, knighting, dubbing (ritual elevation into knighthood, stereotypically by dubbing with a sword)

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ridderslach (“knighting by dubbing with the sword”), a rarer synonym of halsslach. By surface analysis, ridder + slag. Compare Middle High German ritterslac (modern German Ritterschlag), a possible source for the Middle Dutch.

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