Conqueror - Law Dictionary Search Results
Ancient demesne
were in the actual possession of the Crown in the times of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror, and appear to have been so by the great survey in the Exchequer called Domesday Book, and, therefore,
Accolade
The accolle, or blow, John of Salisbury assures, was in use among the Normans; by this William the Conqueror conferred the honour of knighthood upon his son Henry. It was first given with the naked fist, but
Earl
Graf. The title originated with the Saxons, and is the most ancient of the English peerage. William the Conqueror first made it hereditary. An earl has an hereditary seat in the House of Lords. In official instruments
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