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KINGDOM |
Sovereign state |
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MONARCHY |
Sovereign state |
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PROGRESS |
A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a
sovereign through parts of his own dominions. |
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CHARTER |
An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a
state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises,
or privileges. |
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SOVEREIGN |
Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing,
or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign
state; a sovereign discretion. |
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SULTAN |
A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically,
the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially
so called. |
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PLACITUM |
A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which
the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon affairs of
state. |
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HORSE GUARDS |
A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment,
called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the
sovereign. |
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SUBJECT |
Placed under the power of another; specifically
(International Law), owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or
state; as, Jamaica is subject to Great Britain. |
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MINISTER |
One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a
government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some
department of such affairs. |
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TREACHEROUS |
Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating
allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign;
perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless. |
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PALACE |
The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for
ceremony and reception. |
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COURT |
The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a
sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a
sovereign in his regal state. |
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ALLEGIANCE |
The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a
subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to
one's king, government, or state. |
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ROYAL |
Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable
for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal
domains; the royal family; royal state. |
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REPUBLIC |
A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole
body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by
them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2. |
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PENSIONER |
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the
sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension,
or allowance, of £150 and two horses. |
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MAJESTY |
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or
state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity,
whether proceeding f... |
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SOVEREIGNTY |
The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a
sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power;
dominion; sway; suprema... |
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CEREMONY |
...notable events;
as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in
consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies. ... |