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Supremacy, Oath of
do from my heart abhor, detest and abjure as impious and heretical this damnable doctrine and position, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or
Capitulation
besieged place is surrendered to the commanding officer of the besieging army; (2) an agreement by which the prince and the people, or those who have the right of the people, regulate the manner of government. --An
Despot
Despot [fr. desp'thV, Gk., a governor, a ruler], an absolute prince: one who governs with unlimited authority. Despot was a title of quality given to the princes of Wallachia,
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Depeculation
Depeculation, a robbing of the prince or common-wealth; an embezzling of the public treasure.
Cornwall, Duke of
the reigning sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is Duke of Cornwall by inheritance, and is usually made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by special creation and investiture. Cornwall is a Royal Duchy, the revenues
Confirmation of Bishop
as Bishop of Hereford. Since then objection has been many times taken to a confirmation:-to that of Dr. Prince Lee as Bishop of Manchester, in 1848; to that of Dr. Temple as Bishop of Exeter, in 1869;
Concordat
Concordat, a treaty or public act of agreement between the Pope and any prince relative to some collation of benefices.
Annulus et baculum
Annulus et baculum, ring and pastoral staff or crosier, the delivery of which by the prince was the ancient mode of granting investitures to bishoprics, 1 Bl. Com. 366.
Broad-arrow
either in rank and authority, intellect, or holiness; and is believed to have stood also for king or prince. Public stores are marked with the Broad Arrow. See (English) Public Stores Act, 1875.
British America
of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Manitoba joined the Union in 1870, British Columbia in 1871, and Prince Edward Island in 1873. Outlaying British possessions were added by Order in Council in 1880, and Newfoundland alone
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