Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DUB, v.t. [Sax. dubban; coinciding with Gr. τυπτω, and Eng. tap. Class Db. Literally, to strike. Hence,]

1. To strike a blow with a sword, and make a knight. Se cyng … dubbade his sunu Henric to ridere. The king dubbed his son Henry a knight. – Sax. Chron. An. 1085.
2. To confer any dignity or new character. A man of wealth is dubb'd a man of worth. – Pope.