K.B.E.

abbreviation for

1. Knight Commander of the British Empire.

KBE

abbreviation for

1. Knight (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire

Example Sentences

His beard was long and his clothes were ragged when a Sherpa handed him a piece of mail addressed to “Sir Edmund Hillary, K.B.E.”

From Time

But he “may forthwith put ‘K.B.E.’ after his name if he wishes,” the announcement said, signifying his status as a knight of the British Empire.

From New York Times

Three remarkable Africans who symbolize to their peoples independence promised or prospective: Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, K.B.E.,

From Time Magazine Archive

A Sherpa came along with letters, and there was one . . . addressed to 'Sir Edmund Hillary, K.B.E.'

From Time Magazine Archive

The Express' choice: suave expatriate Cinemactor Douglas Fairbanks Jr., K.B.E., "a good mixer, a tireless getter-about and smoother-out of trouble."

From Time Magazine Archive