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noun - a knight
RITTER - Ritter (German for "knight") is a designation used as a title of nobility in German-speaking areas. Traditionally it denotes the second-lowest rank w...
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| Ritter, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES |
| Ritter, IOWA, UNITED STATES |
| Ritter, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES |
| Ritter, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES |
| Ritter, OREGON, UNITED STATES |
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Ritter (German for "knight") is a designation used as a title of nobility in German-speaking areas. Traditionally it denotes the second-lowest rank within the nobility, standing above "Edler" and below "Freiherr" (Baron). For its historical association with warfare and the landed gentry in the Middle Ages, it can be considered roughly equal to the titles of "Knight" or "Baronet". * As with most titles and designations within the nobility in German-speaking areas, the rank was normally hereditary and generally was used with the nobiliary particle of von or zu before a family name. * The wife of a Ritter was called a "Frau" (in this sense "Lady") and not Ritterin. * In the Austrian Empire the title of "Ritter von" was bestowed upon citizens who deserved more than the plain "von" but were not considered deserving enough as to be given a barony as "Freiherr". In addition to the described system, some states like Württemberg and Bavaria introduced orders of merit beginning in the late 18th cent |