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See also:ACCOLADE (from Ital. accolata, derived from See also:Lat. collum, the See also:neck) , a ceremony anciently used in conferring See also:knighthood; but whether it was an actual embrace (according to the use of the See also:modern See also:French word accolade), or a slight See also:blow on the neck or cheek, is not agreed. Both these customs appear to be of See also:great antiquity. See also:- GREGORY
- GREGORY (Gregorius)
- GREGORY (Grigorii) GRIGORIEVICH ORLOV, COUNT (1734-1783)
- GREGORY, EDWARD JOHN (1850-19o9)
- GREGORY, OLINTHUS GILBERT (1774—1841)
- GREGORY, ST (c. 213-C. 270)
- GREGORY, ST, OF NAZIANZUS (329–389)
- GREGORY, ST, OF NYSSA (c.331—c. 396)
- GREGORY, ST, OF TOURS (538-594)
Gregory of See also:Tours writes that the See also:early See also:kings of See also:France, in conferring the gilt See also:shoulder-See also:belt, kissed the knights on the See also:left cheek; and See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the Conqueror is said to have made use of the blow in conferring the See also:honour of knighthood on his son See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry. At first it was given with the naked fist, a veritable See also:box on the See also:ear, but for this was substituted a See also:gentle stroke with the See also:flat of the See also:sword on the See also:side of the neck, or on either shoulder as well. In Great See also:Britain the See also:sovereign, in conferring knighthood, still employs this latter See also:form of accolade.
" Accolade " is also a technical See also:term in See also:music-See also:printing for a sort of See also:brace joining See also:separate staves; and in See also:architecture it denotes a form of decoration on doors and windows.
End of Article: ACCOLADE (from Ital. accolata, derived from Lat. collum, the neck)
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