Sir John Hawkwood
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
One of the Black Prince's knights, and immortalized in Italian history as Giovanni Acuti Cavaliero.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Sir John Hawkwood” mean?
One of the Black Prince's knights, and immortalized in Italian history as Giovanni Acuti Cavaliero.
Is “Sir John Hawkwood” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.