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Earl

Earl [fr. eorl, Sax.; eoryl, Erse; comes, Lat.], a title of

Earl Marshal of England

Earl Marshal of England, a great officer of state who had

Earl

a marquis and above a viscount The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count comte in France and

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Marshal (Earl)

Marshal (Earl). See CHIVALRY, COURT OF.

Earles-penny

Earles-penny, money given in part payment. See EARNEST.

Earldom

Earldom, the seigniory of an earl; the title and dignity of

High Steward, Court of the Lord

who was convicted of big-amy in 1776; that of the Earl of Cardigan, who was acquitted of murder (in a duel)

Precedence or precedency

degree. * Dukes. * Marquesses. ' Dukes' eldest sons. * Earls. ' Marquesses' eldest sons. ' Dukes' younger sons. * Viscounts.

Chivalry, Court of

anciently held as a Court of honour merely, before the Earl-Marshal, and as a criminal Court before the Lord High Constable,

Ferry

by prescription or by statute'. Dictionary of English Law by Earl Jowitt. In India the right to ferry is in the

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