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Tenure

Tenure, cannot be equated with 'terms and con-ditions of services' or payment of gravity or pension. Tenure when followed by words of office, means term of office, Punjab University v. Khalsa College, Amritsar, AIR 1971 P&H...

Sepoy, or Sipoy

Sepoy, or Sipoy [fr. sip., Hind., a bow and arrow], a native Indian soldier.

iceboat

A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation an icebreaker

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Petit serjeanty

Petit serjeanty, holding lands of the Crown by the service of rendering annually some small imple-ment of war, as a bow, a sword, a lance, an arrow, flag, or the like. By s. 136 of the...

Metropolitan Police Magistrates

Metropolitan Police Magistrates. There are 25 salaried Metropolitan Police Magistrates (maximum 27) appointed by the Crown to execute the duties of justices of the peace within the Metropolitan Police District. The qualification for this office is...

Butts

Butts, the ends of short pieces of land in arable ridges or furrows. Also the place where archers meet with their bows and arrows to shoot at a mark

Rebec

An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin having three strings and being played with a bow

Bowyers

Bowyers, manufacturers of bows and shafts. An ancient company of the city of London, 12 Edw. 4, c. 2; 33 Hen. 8, c. 6; 8 Eliz. c. 10.

Backberinde, Backverinde, or Backberend

Backberinde, Backverinde, or Backberend, bearing upon the back, or about a man. Where a thief is apprehended with the things stolen in his possession, also called being taken with the mainour, as having the goods in...

Arches, Court of

Arches, Court of [fr. curia de arcubus, Lat.], a court of appeal belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the judge of which is called the Dean of the Arches, because his Court was anciently held in...

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