knighthood

1. N-COUNT A knighthood is a title that is given to a man by a British king or queen for his achievements or his service to his country. A man who has been given a knighthood can put "Sir" in front of his name instead of "Mr." (英國(guó)的) 爵士稱(chēng)號(hào)及身份

When he finally received his knighthood in 1975 Chaplin was 85. 儅他最終在1975年得到爵士封號(hào)時(shí)，卓別林已經(jīng)85嵗了。