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Roger

A black flag with white skull and crossbones formerly used by pirates called also Jolly Roger and pirate flag … A black flag with white skull and crossbones formerly used by pirates called also Jolly Roger and pirate flag

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Frost signal

A signal consisting of a white flag with a black center used by the United States Weather Bureau to indicate that a local frost is expected It is … A signal consisting of a white flag with a black center used by the United States Weather Bureau to indicate that a local frost is

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Tenure

subordination to a superior; in fendal times, real property was held predominantly as part of a tenure system, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1481. Tenure, the mode of holding property. The only tenures in land now … Marlborough and Wellington for their brilliant military services are held in petit serjeanty, each rendering annually a small flag or ensign, which is deposited in Windsor Castle. Existing incidents of tenures in grand and petit serjeanty have

Herald

heralds were deemed sacred by the law of nations, and were received and protected by belligerent powers, as flags of truce are in the present day. The three chief heralds are called Kings of Arms; of whom … & Scotland, one of several officers res-ponsible for keeping genealogical lists and tables, adjusting armorial hearings and funerals, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 729.

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