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11boule — boule1 /boohl/, n. 1. Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process. 2. a metal ball, usually made out of steel, used in pétanque. 3. Sometimes, boules. pétanque. [1915 20; < F: lit., a ball;… …
12Laudabiliter — was a papal bull issued in 1155 by the English Pope Adrian IV purporting to give the Angevin King Henry II of England lordship over Ireland. TermsThe bull purported to grant Henry, who requested it from English Pope Adrian, the right to invade… …
13aristocracy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nobility. See authority. Ant., commonalty, plebes. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nobility, privileged class, peerage, patriciate, House of Lords, superior group, ruling class, noblemen, nobles, the elite,… …
14aristocracy — n. 1. Government of nobles or a privileged order, rule of the higher classes. 2. Nobility, noblesse, gentry, peerage, body of nobles, the quality, persons of rank, nobility and gentry. 3. (Colloq.) Upper classes, upper ten thousand, upper ten …
15Thomas Cromwell — This article is about the minister of King Henry VIII of England. For other uses, see Thomas Cromwell (disambiguation). Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532–3 Born 1485 Putney, Middlesex, Engl …
16Nobility — No*bil i*ty, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit[ e]. See {Noble}.] 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. [1913 Webster] Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her… …
17Nobley — No bley, n. [OF. nobleie.] 1. The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
18Edmund II — ( Ironside ) A.D. c980 1016, English king 1016: defeated by Canute. Also, Eadmund II. * * * ▪ king of England byname Edmund Ironside born c. 993 died Nov. 30, 1016 king of the English from April 23 to Nov. 30, 1016, surnamed “Ironside” for… …
19nobility — /noh bil i tee/, n., pl. nobilities. 1. the noble class or the body of nobles in a country. 2. (in Britain) the peerage. 3. the state or quality of being noble. 4. nobleness of mind, character, or spirit; exalted moral excellence. 5. grandeur or… …
20nobility — no•bil•i•ty [[t]noʊˈbɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the noble class or the body of nobles in a country 2) the state or quality of being noble 3) nobleness of mind, character, or spirit 4) grandeur 5) noble birth or rank • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… …
