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Precedence or precedency
Chamberlain of the Household.} above all peers of their own degree. * Dukes. * Marquesses. ' Dukes' eldest sons. * Earls. ' Marquesses' eldest sons. ' Dukes' younger sons. * Viscounts. ' Earls' eldest sons. ' Marquesses'
Gavelkind
then, was generally received, Co. Litt., 140 a. Gavelkind land descended in the right line to all the sons equally, being an exception to the law of primogeniture. In default of sons, it descended to the daughters
Family
of an individual who has a spouse or spouses, such individual, the spouse or spouses and their minor sons and unmarried daughters, if any; (b) in the case of an individual who has no spouse, such individual
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Esquire
however large, conferred this rank upon its owner. Esquires may be divided into five classes: (I) The younger sons of peers and their eldest sons in perpetual succession. (II) The eldest sons of knights and their eldest
Cyning
Cyning [fr. Cyn, Celtic], a king; a son or child of the people. It is manifestly a patronymic, like 'scing, son of 'sc; Uffing, sonof Uffa; 'lling, son of 'lle; Cerdicing, son of Cerdic; Iding, son...
preference system
1992 among which the family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant preference visas are distributed. The family-sponsored preferences are: 1) unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; 2) spouses, children, and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent resident aliens; 3)
Family unit
Family unit, under the definition of 'family unit' in s. 3(f) of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 the divided minor son would clearly be included in the 'family unit' and...
Mulier puisne
Mulier puisne. When a man has a bastard son, and afterwards marries the mother, and by her has also a legitimate son, the elder son is bastard eigne and the younger son is mulier puisne. See...
trust
trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from...
Bastard Eigne
Bastard Eigne, an elder son born before marriage; thus if a man had a natural son, and afterwards married the mother and by her had a legitimate son, the latter was mulier puisne, and the elder...
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