Knighthood vs Knights - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between knighthood and knights

is that knighthood is an honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "sir" while knights is .

(wikipedia knighthood)

(en noun)

An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"

He's got an OBE, and MBE and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood.

The quality of being a knight.

The knights collectively, the body of knights.

(head)