What does a parrain say during the knighthood?

Question

please

Answer 1

Whatever they please

Answer 2

A parrain is a godparent, what on earth would they be doing at a knighthood?

Answer 3

The exact ritual, including the words uttered and the person who performs the ceremony, varies from Knight Order to Knight Order.  A very popular formula, used in medieval Catholic orders of Chivalry involved a Grand Master, who was the person who knighted new members, touching the applicant with the tip of his sword three times, on alternating sides on the shoulders.

It usually went right-left-right, and with each touch, a specific religious figure would be invoked.  The more commonly known invocation went something like: "in the name of God, Saint Paul and Saint George".  After this, the newly invested knight is ordered to "rise a knight" and is henceforth bound by the codes of conduct of the Order.

The Order of the Garter uses a different ceremony though.  It is the British monarch who performs the inducting of new members and the exact words can vary wildly from Sovereign to Sovereign and even from ceremony to ceremony.

Answer 4

I hope this doesn't clip my ear.