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Electric lighting fittings
Electric lighting fittings, the expression 'electric lighting fittings' is normally understood in context with the household. The dippers and switches manufactured for use in cars are not understood either in the trade circle or
Electoral franchise
were combined. With certain savings as to corporate towns, the (English) Reform Act, 1832, established a universal 10l. household suffrage for adult males. The (English) Representation of the People Act, 1867 (ss. 3 and 4), gave the
Chamberiain
appoint a deputy subject to the approval of the king (see CENSOR). (2) The Lord Chamberlain of the Household, an officer appointed by the sovereign, on the nomination of the Prime Minister; he has the oversight of
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Greencloth
A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereigns household composed of the lord steward and his officers and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household
Comptroller
Comptroller, one who observes and examines the accounts of collectors of public money; an officer of the royal household; also the Comptroller-general of patents, designs, and trade-marks, who has the immediate control of the Patent Office under
Heirloom
control, they are personal property. By special custom, such articles as the best bed and utensils, and other household implements, might be heirlooms, but the custom had to be strictly proved. Halsbury's Law of England, 4th Edn.,
Hawkers and pedlars
by the Inland Revenue on the production of a certificate of good character from a clergyman and two householders of the parish of residence, or a justice of the peace or a district superintendent or inspector of
Harbenger, or Harbinger
Harbinger, an officer in the royal house, who goes before and allots the noblemen and those of the household their lodgings; also, an innkeeper.
Groom porter
Groom porter, formerly an officer belongin to the royal household, Jac. Law Dict.
Groom of the stole
Groom of the stole [fr., Gk., a robe], an officer of the royal household, who has charge of the king's wardrobe.
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