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Palsgrave

A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.

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Lord 76% connected

A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.

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Noble 76% connected

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a…

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Nobleman 76% connected

One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.

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Palatine 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.

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Appeal noun · 78% connection

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decis…

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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

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Archchancellor noun · 78% connection

A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.

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Arundelian adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 162…

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Baron noun · 78% connection

A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and G…

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Countess noun · 78% connection

The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in h…

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County noun · 78% connection

An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.

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Declaration noun · 78% connection

That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintif…

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Domestic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, car…

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Domesticity noun · 78% connection

The state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.

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Domiciliar noun · 78% connection

A member of a household; a domestic.

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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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Earldom noun · 78% connection

The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.

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Economical adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the household; domestic.

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Economics noun · 78% connection

The science of household affairs, or of domestic management.

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Economy noun · 78% connection

The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disburse…

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Enumerate verb · 78% connection

To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by one; to name ov…

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Familiary adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.

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