plural knights-companions also knight-companions
Definition of knight-companion
: a knight belonging to an order of knighthood having only one class
the Order of the Garter … consists of the sovereign and twenty-five knights-companions— Valentine Heywood
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“Knight-companion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knight-companion. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.
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