Knights of Pythias

pl. A secret fraternal order organized at Washington, D. C., in 1864, and now numbering in the United States over 460,000 members, with an Endowment rank of over 53,000 members, carrying an endowment of over $100,000,000. Knights of the Maccabees, s. A benevolent a ociation, founded in 1881, and now numbering in ORDER OF THE.] this country more than 300,000. [MACCABEES, THE *Knights of the Round Table, s . pl . [ROUND TABLE. knight's-service, knight-service, s . Feudal law : A tenure of lands held by a knight on condition of performing military service for the sovereign. [KNIGHT'S-FEE.]