[DOC] [TLE] Where did the custom of a king or queen touching the new knight on ... [PAR] Jul 31, 2010 ... What is the meaning behind this practice, and when did it begin? ... The 
ceremony of making knights started in the late 13th century, but we don't ... (a 
French word derived from "col" meaning "neck") has two possible meanings; ... 
on adopted a gentle tap on both shoulders in preference to a serious wallop. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about MIDDLE AGES - StudyStack [PAR] FROM THE FRENCH COL, MEANING "NECK", IT WAS A TAP ON THE 
SHOULDER DURING THE KNIGHTHOOD CEREMONY, ACCOLADE. THE LAST
... [DOC] [TLE] What was a knight's most important job? [PAR] of battle, but the ceremony usually took place during times of peace. The earliest 
knighting ... Later a tap with a sword replaced the blow with the hand. This tap. 
Page 2. was called the accolade, from the French word col, meaning neck. The 
tap was ... the shoulders, and wore long stockings and leather shoes. In the 
1200's... [DOC] [TLE] Placed His Gifts On The Altar Placed His Gifts On ... - Academic Library [PAR] In Middle English, the word "chevalrie" meant "mounted horseman". In Old french, 
the word "chevalrie" meant knightliness or "chevalier" meaning knight. (Microft... [DOC] [TLE] The Knighting Ceremonies in the Middle English Romances - JStor [PAR] honored by knighthood save when humor is intended, as in the knighting of such 
... with the knightly investiture, dub, both in its Middle English and Old French .... 
Of the exact nature of the knighting ceremony in use during the early years of ..... 
the basic acts of the court dubbing - investment with the sword, and the neck-. [DOC] [TLE] Knight and Knighthood - Scribd [PAR] During the 1100s thru 1300s, most knights became servants to the lords, and ... 
his training to become a squire. meaning horse soldiery. but the ceremonies took 
place in ... With this was a cloak fastened by the shoulder. The later ceremonies a 
tap of sword replaced the tap with hand. from the French word col meaning neck. [DOC] [TLE] Knight and Knighthood - Scribd [PAR] During the 1100s thru 1300s, most knights became servants to the lords, and ... 
The later ceremonies a tap of sword replaced the tap with hand. ... Religion. open 
at the sides and fastened with a belt. from the French word col meaning neck. 
fasted. well ... Shoulder padding and stiffening over the chest created a 
exaggerated... [DOC] [TLE] Knight and Knighthood in Great Britain   [PAR] The Squire The Medieval Squire was a servant to a knight during the Medieval 
times and era. ... This tap was called the accolade, from the French word col, 
meaning neck. ... Before the ceremony, he bathed and put on special clothing. .... 
Shoulder padding and stiffening over the chest created an exaggerated waistline. [DOC] [TLE] In Ronnie's Court - The New Yorker [PAR] Feb 18, 2002 ... His neck was very broad, hardly a kink where it joined his upper .... Unlike the 
aunts, who prefer to keep their memories to themselves, Olive was a tap you 
couldn't turn off. ... You meaning he, but subconsciously recruiting me to be his ... 
the lowering and readying of the shoulders, the resetting of the jaw. [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Art: A Resource for Educators - UOI [PAR] The Belles Heuresof Jean of France, Duke of Berry, 14068 or. 1409; Limbourg 
.... Knighthood in the West, 19 ..... during the Romanesque period, as an attempt 
to bring the Holy ... and Roman art, shorn of its pagan meanings, to inject .... The 
climax of the ceremony was a symbolic blow of the hand to the shoulder or head. [DOC] [TLE] Tales of Saddam's Brutality - the White House [PAR] One time, they buried my uncle in the sand up to his neck and left him in the heat. 
.... or sons of Baath Party members recruited by teachers during the school year. 
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Question: From the French col, meaning "neck", it was a tap on the shoulder during the knighthood ceremony
Answer: an accolade