Gentrie
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Gentry — Gen try, n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth, nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E. gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high mindedness. See {Gent}, a., {Gentle}, a.] 1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] Pride of gentrie.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
John Ferne — Sir John Ferne (c. 1560 1609 [Simon Healy, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9350 ‘Ferne, Sir John (c.1560–1609)’] , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 7 Sept 2008] ) was a knight writer on… … Wikipedia
GENTRY — C’est au XVIe siècle en Angleterre que le terme de gentry en vient à désigner officiellement un ordre. Au Moyen Âge, la distinction fondamentale passe entre les nobiles et les ignobiles ; le terme de gentleman recouvre celui de nobilis . La… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Genterie — Gen ter*ie, Gentrie Gen trie, n. [OE. See {Gentry}.] Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gentry — noun (plural gentries) Etymology: Middle English gentrie, alteration of gentrise Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete the qualities appropriate to a person of gentle birth; especially courtesy b. the condition or rank of a gentleman 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Come, all ye jolly Tinner boys — is a traditional folk song associated with Cornwall. Written in about 1807, when Napoleon Bonaparte made threats that would affect trade in Cornwall at the time of the invasion of Poland. The song contains the line Why forty thousand Cornish boys … Wikipedia
Walter de Lacy — (* 1046 in Lassy; † 22. März 1085 in Herefordshire) [1] war ein Angehöriger einer normannischen Adelsfamilie und kam im Gefolge Wilhelm des Eroberers nach England. Die Familie de Lacy leitet ihren Namen von der Ortschaft Lassy im Departement… … Deutsch Wikipedia
heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of … Universalium
Come, all ye jolly tinner boys — is a traditional folk song associated with Cornwall that was written about 1807, when Napoleon Bonaparte made threats that would affect trade in Cornwall at the time of the invasion of Poland. The song contains the line Why forty thousand Cornish … Wikipedia
