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Borough
Borough, originally a walled town or other fortified place. In the (English) Reform Act, 1832, by s. 79, the word
Postil
Originally an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible so called because written after the text hence a
Shogun
A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan By gradual usurpation of
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Winter circuit
Winter circuit, originally an occasional circuit appointed for the trial of prisoners, and in some cases of civil causes, between Michaelmas
Tory
Tory, originally a nickname for the wild Irish in Ulster. An Act of the Irish Parliament for 'better suppressing tories,
Sicca rupee
Sicca rupee, originally a newly coined rupee, accepted at a higher value than those worn by use; latterly, a rupee coined
Primary conveyances
Primary conveyances, original conveyances, some-times opposed to secondary conveyances, such as release, surrender, etc., and see DERIVATIVE DEED, are:- (1) Feoffments.
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire, originally a county palatine, but dispalatinated in the reign of Henry VIII.
Naval reserves
Naval reserves. Originally volunteer forces, the Naval Coast Volunteers (16 & 17 Vict. c. 73); now the Royal Naval Reserve; see
Nabob, Nawab
Nabob, Nawab, originally the governor of a province under the Mogul government of Hindustan, 'whence it became a mere title of
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