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  • 71Liege — (l[=e]j), n. 1. A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans, Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The subject of a… …

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  • 72First War of Scottish Independence — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= First War of Scottish Independence partof= date=1296 1328 place=Scotland result=Scottish victory, Scotland maintained its independence combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Andrew de Moray Sir William Wallace… …

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  • 73Scotland in the Late Middle Ages — The history of Scotland in the Late Middle Ages might be said to be dominated by the twin themes of crisis and transition. It is a period where the boundaries are set by the death of kings that of Alexander III in 1286 and James IV in 1513, one… …

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  • 74feudal law — The body of jurisprudence relating to feuds; the real property law of the feudal system; the law anciently regulating the property relations of lord and vassal, and the creation, incidents, and transmission of feudal estates. The body of laws and …

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  • 75feudal law — The body of jurisprudence relating to feuds; the real property law of the feudal system; the law anciently regulating the property relations of lord and vassal, and the creation, incidents, and transmission of feudal estates. The body of laws and …

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  • 76Suzerain — Su ze*rain, n. [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum, sursum (fr. sub under + versum, p. p. of vertere to turn), after the analogy of souverain, E. sovereign. See {Sub }, and {Verse}.] A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord… …

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  • 77Crown Estate — This article is about British landholdings. For the vehicle, see Toyota Crown. The Crown Estate Statutory corporation overview Formed 1961 ( …

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  • 78Subinfeudation — Subinfeudation, in English law, is the practice by which tenants, holding land under the king or other superior lord, carved out in their turn by sub letting or alienating a part of their lands new and distinct tenures.The tenants were termed… …

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  • 79List of heirs of Scotland — details those people who have been either heir apparent or heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Scotland, according to the rules of cognatic primogeniture, except at times when other forms of inheritance were specified, for example from 1371 to… …

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  • 80Scotland — • The northern portion of the Island of Great Britain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scotland     Scotland     † …

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