Brewer's: Belted Knight

The right of wearing belt and spurs. Even to the present day knights of the shire are “girt with a belt and sword,” when the declaration of their election is officially made.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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