ppl. a. [UN-1 8.] Not raised to the rank of knight; not invested with knighthood.
1631. in Birch, Crt. & Times Chas. I. (1848), II. 99. Ere long they will bring all the unknighted lords into play.
a. 1661. Fuller, Worthies, Camb., I. (1662), 168. Indeed, I … cannot believe that he was Un-knighted so long.
1892. Verney Mem., I. 205. Mr. Badnage,… remained unknighted.
