Noun
die Ritterschaft
Pronunciation: /ˈʁɪtɐʃaft/
the knights (as a body)
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plural Ritterschaften
Meanings
Noun
- the knights (as a body)
- knighthood
Example sentence
Die Ritterschaft versammelte sich vor der Burg.
The knights gathered in front of the castle.
Word forms
singular
die Ritterschaft
plural
die Ritterschaften
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Ritterschaft
Accusativedie Ritterschaft
Dativeder Ritterschaft
Genitiveder Ritterschaft
Plural
Nominativedie Ritterschaften
Accusativedie Ritterschaften
Dativeden Ritterschaften
Genitiveder Ritterschaften
Usage
- die Ritterschaft einer Region — the knights of a region considered as a body
- Ritterschaft / einzelner Ritter — the collective estate or status versus one knight
Die Urkunde nennt mehrere Vertreter der örtlichen Ritterschaft.
The document names several representatives of the local body of knights.