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| jack-tar | a sailor
synonyms: mariner, seaman, seafarer |
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| master mariner | sea captain |
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| patent | 1. the transfer of deed (land grant) from a government to the first private owner or titleholder of a piece of property
2. a writing (called letters patent) granting a privilege such as a title of nobility |
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| pedigree | lineage, line of ancestors |
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| pedigree chart | a chart showing ones direct line ancesters (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents etc.) |
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| peer | 1. a member of the nobility. There are five hereditary titles: Duke (created 1337), Marquess (created 1385), Earl ( created before 1000 A.D.), Viscount (created 1440), and Baron.
2. an equal, one of the same rank, ability, value
3. v. to match or equal |
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| peerage | 1. the rank or dignity of a peer or peeress
2. peers as a group or class
3. list of peers and their lineage |
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| peeress | 1. the wife or widow of a peer
2. a woman holding the rank of peer in her own right either through descent or by creation by the Monarch. |
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