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-dom
unknown · 78% connection
Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Abbe
noun · 78% connection
The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one ves…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Abbotship
noun · 78% connection
The state or office of an abbot.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Allodium
noun · 78% connection
Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Archimandrite
noun · 78% connection
A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Assess
verb · 78% connection
To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community, or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to impose a tax upon (a pe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Attornment
noun · 78% connection
The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Avulsion
noun · 78% connection
The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Benediction
noun · 78% connection
The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Chancery
noun · 78% connection
In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Cistercian
noun · 78% connection
A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Citeaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For tw…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Confirmation
noun · 78% connection
A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is increased; a contract, expre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Convey
verb · 78% connection
To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Credit mobilier
unknown · 78% connection
A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal est…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Descent
noun · 78% connection
Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Devise
noun · 78% connection
The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Diminution
noun · 78% connection
The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abase…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
Disclaimer
noun · 78% connection
A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or est…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: dignity, estate, jurisdiction, abbot.
