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Duke

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Cornwall, Duke of

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Precedence or precedency

Steward of the Household. * Lord Chamberlain of the Household.} above all peers of their own degree. * Dukes. * Marquesses. ' Dukes' eldest sons. * Earls. ' Marquesses' eldest sons. ' Dukes' younger sons. * Viscounts.

Dukeship

The quality or condition of being a duke also the personality of a duke

Escheat

failure, natural or legal, of the intestate tenant's family. Escheat to the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Duke of Cornwall and to mesne lords has been abolished by (English) Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 45(1).

Perpetuity

of perpetuity. (4) Perpetuities allowed or created by Act of Parliament, such as Blenheim, settled upon the renowned Duke of Marlborough and his posterity (3 & 4 Anne, c. 6; 4 Anne, c. 4; and 5 Anne,

Ducally

In the manner of a duke or in a manner becoming the rank of a duke

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