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Home Dictionary Name: george nobleGeorge noble
George noble, a gold coin, current at 6s. 8d. in the reign of Henry VII, Lowndes's Essay on Coins, p 41....
George noble
A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII See Noble n...
Noble
Noble. See GEORGE-NOBLE....
Noble
Possessing eminence elevation dignity etc above whatever is low mean degrading or dishonorable magnanimous as a noble nature or action a noble heart...
Knights of St. Michael and St. George
Knights of St. Michael and St. George, an order instituted in 1818, with precedence after equal classes of the Order of the Star of India....
Turner's (Sir George) Act
Turner's (Sir George) Act (English) (13 & 14 Vict. c. 35), providing for the statement of a special case inequitable matters, abolished by Rule of Court in 1880. See SPECIAL CASE....
Noble minded
Having a noble mind of high moral or intellectual character honorable magnanimous...
Nobleness
The quality or state of being noble greatness dignity magnanimity elevation of mind character or station nobility grandeur stateliness...
Garter
Garter. The Order of the Garter, constituted by King Edward III. About 1348, has since June 28, 1831, consisted of the Sovereign and twenty-five Knight Companions, such lineal descendants of King George I. as may have been elected, and of Sovereigns and extra Knights who have been admitted by special statutes. The Prince of Wales is a constituent part of the original institution, The Habit and Ensigns of the Order comprise (inter alia) (1) a garter of dark blue velvet edged with gold bearing the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense, in gold letters with buckle and pendant of gold richly chased. It is worn on the left leg, below the knee; (2) a collar of gold; (3) the Lesser George or Badge; and (4) a Star of eight points of silver. At death the Badge and Star are delivered up to His Majesty by the knight's nearest male relative, the Collar and Garter being returned to the Central Chancery. The Chappel of St. George, Windsor Castle, is the Chapel of the Order, Debrett's Peerage....
Quando mulier nobilis nupserit ignobili desinit esse nobilis nisi nobilitas nata fuit
Quando mulier nobilis nupserit ignobili desinit esse nobilis nisi nobilitas nata fuit (4 Rep. 118), when a noble woman marries a man not noble, she ceases to be noble, unless her nobility was born with her....
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