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Bourbon

A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.

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Dynasty 76% connected

Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.

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Reactionary 76% connected

Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements.

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Ruler 76% connected

One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.

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Whiskey 76% connected

Same as Whisky, a liquor.

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Whisky 76% connected

A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim-whiskey.

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Julep 70% connected

A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs

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Colonial adjective · 78% connection

of animals who live in colonies, such as ants

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Colonialism noun · 78% connection

exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger coun…

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Commonwealth noun · 78% connection

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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Democracy noun · 78% connection

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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Department of State noun · 78% connection

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

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DOS noun · 78% connection

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

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Empire noun · 78% connection

an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

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Government noun · 78% connection

the study of government of states and other political units

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Kingdom noun · 78% connection

a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotto…

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Land noun · 78% connection

a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotto…

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Monarchy noun · 78% connection

an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

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Political science noun · 78% connection

the study of government of states and other political units

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Politics noun · 78% connection

the study of government of states and other political units

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Realm noun · 78% connection

a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotto…

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Republic noun · 78% connection

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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Revolution noun · 78% connection

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, whi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: member, family, occupied, several, european.
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Assert verb · 78% connection

To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and lib…

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Celt noun · 78% connection

One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the pres…

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Chub noun · 78% connection

A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In Amer…

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Claim noun · 78% connection

The thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any one intends to establish a right; as a settler's claim; a miner's claim.

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Convention verb · 78% connection

An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored C…

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Counterclaim noun · 78% connection

A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.

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Demand verb · 78% connection

To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently o…

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Earl noun · 78% connection

A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in Fra…

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Entail noun · 78% connection

To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especi…

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French noun · 78% connection

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

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French language noun · 78% connection

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

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Homestead noun · 78% connection

The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.

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House noun · 78% connection

A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illu…

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Hush verb · 78% connection

To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; -- esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet…

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Inca noun · 78% connection

An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been…

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Line noun · 78% connection

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line…

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Matriarch noun · 78% connection

The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.

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