Knighthoods

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, traditionally in a military capacity. 
== Pem ==
In the Pem, the recognition of knighthoods by the state was formally abolished following the end of the Pemblish Civil War and the establishment of the Commonwealth government. This led to a loss of political and social privileges for the chivalric class, as well as the withdrawal of knights' traditional status as the officer class of the Pemblish military - replaced with a system of officer commissioning based on purchases and meritocracy. Purchase of officer status was itself abolished in H.S. 473.
Despite this, many families in Pem continue to use chivalric titles and heraldry into the present, with both typically inherited via primogeniture. Many chivalric families also continue to possess and administer chivalric estates that date back to the time of the old kingdom.
However, in more modern times, it is also common for the title "Sir" to be customarily used in rural areas for the owner of any manorial estate, whether or not the owner actually possesses any chivalric heritage at all.
== Notable Knights ==
Sir Roger Boscombe - Composer
Sir John Kerball - An early Mayor of Pembleton 
Sir Alain Paridae-fen - Architect of the Gildenhall Public Gardens in Pembleton
Sir Marvin Quicke - Author, Bishop of Coltar, Theologian, Martyr
Category:Pemblish Culture