order of knights

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• Knights Hospitaller — Knights of Malta redirects here. For the Rome based successor widely considered a sovereign subject, see Sovereign Military Order of Malta. For other uses, see Knights of Malta (disambiguation). Knights Hospitallers Sovereign Military Hospitaller …   Wikipedia

• Order of the Bath — Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) Awarded by the Queen of the United Kingdom Motto TRIA IUNCTA IN UNO …   Wikipedia

• Order of the Thistle — Insignia of a Knight of the Order of the Thistle Awarded by the Queen of the United Kingdom Type …   Wikipedia

• Order of St Michael and St George — Grand Cross s insignia Awarded by the Queen of the United Kingdom Type Order …   Wikipedia

• Knights of Malta — • The most important of all the military orders, both for the extent of its area and for its duration Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Knights of Malta     Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Order of Australia — Insignia of an Officer of the Order of Australia Awarded by the Queen of Au …   Wikipedia

• Order of Saint James of Compostela —     Order of Saint James of Compostela     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Saint James of Compostela     (SANTIAGO DE LA ESPADA).     Founded in the twelfth century, owes its name to the national patron of Spain, St. James the Greater, under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Knights of the Temple of Solomon — Knights Templar. Holy order of knights pledged to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land. They also helped rich patrons to transfer money between countries. The order became very wealthy by effectively becoming an international financial organization …   Medieval glossary

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland — Star of the Order of Services to the Fatherland (1st class) Awarded by …   Wikipedia

• order — [ôr′dər] n. [OFr ordre < L ordo (gen. ordinis), straight row, regular series, akin to ordiri, to lay the warp, hence begin, set in order, prob. < IE base * ar , to join, fit > ARM1, ART1] 1. social position; rank in the community 2. a… …   English World dictionary

• Order of precedence in Scotland — v · d · e Orders of precedence …   Wikipedia