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Sedition
bring into hatred or contempt' the person of the sovereign; or the Government and constitution of the United Kingdom as bylaw established or either House of Parliament,' or to excite the public 'to attempt the alteration of
Shire
Shire [fr. scyran, Sax., to divide], a part or portion of the kingdom; called also a county [comitatus, Lat.]. King Alfred first divided this country into satrapi', now called shires; shires
Subsidy
Subsidy, an aid, tax, or tribute granted to the Crown for the urgent occasions of the kingdom, to be levied on every subject o ability, according to the value of his lands or goods. The
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Tenure
at the time of the Norman Conquest. Out of feudalism arose the maxim, that all lands in this kingdom were originally granted by our kings, and held mediately or immediately of the king, as lord paramount, in
Territorial Army (English)
ordering the Army Reserve (q.v.) to be called out on permanent service. Service is only within the United Kingdom, unless a man offer himself for foreign service (s. 13, Act of 1907).
Time
legal year in England began on the 25th March, therein differing from the common usage in the whole kingdom, and the legal method in Scotland. In 1751 the Gregorian, or present, calendar was substituted for the Julian
Tobacco
Tobacco. The growth of tobacco was formerly prohibited in any part of the United Kingdom, and any person growing it was liable to a penalty of 10l. for every rood grown, recoverable by
Trinoda necessitas
efficient state of defence.-(Arcis constructio.) (3) Fyrd, or contribution for maintaining the military and naval forces of the kingdom.-Anc. Inst. Eng.
Royal Title
Royal Title, '[George VI.] by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of all the British dominions beyond the seas, King, Defender of the
Viceroy
Viceroy, the sovereign's lord-lieutenant over a kingdom. See INDIA.
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