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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for usher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		usher officer having charge of the door of a hall, etc. XIV; officer whose ceremonial duty it is to precede a person of rank XVI; (fig.) precursor; assistant master in a school.
		Usher reaches new plateau on Broadway: Usher has been a commanding presence since he made his Broadway debut in the musical Chicago on Aug. 22.
		Usher's CONFESSIONS (Special Edition) is Coming October 5th; New expanded version of 9 million-selling global hit album with 4 bonus cuts.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=usher (805 words)

	New England wedding articles and tips, New England Bridal Mall wedding directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ushers selected by the groom are part of the bridal procession.
		If she is accompanied by a gentleman, the usher asks the gentleman to follow them.
		- An usher is never stiff in manner, but smiles and chats with the guests as he ushers them, and then pauses for a moment at the end of the pew while the guests are being seated.
	www.nebridalmall.com /tips/tip_does3.htm (1038 words)

	Usher of the Black Rod in the Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lieutenant-Commander Terrance Christopher was appointed as the Usher of the Black Rod for the Senate of Canada on December 9, 2002.
		The name Usher of the Black Rod comes from the ebony cane that Black Rod, as the individual is called by the Speaker of the Senate and the Senators, carries as a symbol of authority.
		The Usher of the Black Rod is a floor officer of the Senate and is responsible for security in the Senate Chamber.
	www.parl.gc.ca /information/about/people/senate/leaders_officers/BlackRod-e.htm (513 words)

	gentleman - definition by dict.die.net
		gentleman n 1: a man of refinement 2: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: valet, valet de chambre, gentleman's gentleman, man]
		Gentleman commoner, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford.
		Gentleman usher, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. Gentleman usher of the fl rod, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords.
	dict.die.net /gentleman (243 words)

	The Civil Gentleman - A Code of Ethics for the Modern Man
		The civil gentleman distinguishes himself by pledging to respect each woman as his equal and to honor each woman as if she were the mother of his child.
		The civil gentleman is sensitive to the fine line between chivalry and chauvinism and recognizes the woman’s right to education, employment and leadership in all major institutions without discrimination.
		The civil gentleman acknowledges the history of abuses against women in ancient and recent times promulgated or accepted by a number of leaders, groups, tribes, religious sects, societies and governments.
	www.2givenow.org /civil_gentleman.htm (4323 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Gentleman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		His novels The Moviegoer (1961) and The Last Gentleman (1966) concern Southern gentlemen who are feeling the impact of changing...
		Gentleman Jim Corbett won (1892) the heavyweight boxing championship from John L. Sullivan at New Orleans and lost (1897) the title to Robert L. Fitzsimmons at Carson City, Nev. He failed (1900, 1903) to regain the title in fights with James J. squire The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English...
		Hunting, hawking and the early Tudor gentleman: James Williams considers hunting as the ideal pastime for the nobility in the sixteenth century.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Gentleman&StartAt=11 (708 words)

	Dictionary: gentleman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		[1913 Webster] {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford.
		{Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc.
		{Gentleman usher of the fl rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords.
	www.serbia.ca /dictionary/gentleman (340 words)

	Definition of Usher from dictionary.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room.
		The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author.
		Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the fl rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers.
	www.dictionary.net /usher (177 words)

	Miss Etiquette advice, manners, internet etiquette.
		If there is no usher, the gentleman goes first, makes sure the seat is clean and the path is clear, goes back out into the aisle, and then allows the woman to pass in front of him to her seat.
		When exiting the movie/theater, the gentleman stands and goes out into the aisle, waits for the woman, and then takes her by the hand or the arm, and walks her up the aisle and out of the movie/theater.
		When there is no usher at the movie theater, the couple walks side by side down the aisle to the appropriate row or if they choose, one may walk in front of the other in no particular order.
	www.miss-etiquette.com /etiquette_advice_3.html (641 words)

	Gentleman Usher \| Rock Roots And Jazz \| Music \| Arts \| Telegraph
		He is still managed by his mother, Jonnetta Patton, the formidable lone parent who moved him to Atlanta from Chattanooga, Tennessee, when he was 12, in search of broader showbiz horizons than were afforded by the church choir he had already outgrown.
		I remember the expression on his face when he first found out he'd got his girlfriend pregnant.' A shake of the head suggests this expression was not a pretty sight.
		Puffy would be saying, "Take him home: he has school tomorrow." And I'd be thinking, "Here I am, 15 years old, out at a club on the dancefloor, wild and crazy at three in the morning, with everyone popping bottles of Moët and smoking weed, and women throwing themselves at me..
	www.telegraph.co.uk /arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/08/13/tlush04.xml&page=3 (436 words)

	Introduction (House of Lords) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod or his deputy
		After bowing to the Lord Chancellor for the third time, the peers would, along with the Garter Principal King of Arms and the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, leave the Chamber, with the new peer shaking hands with the Lord Chancellor as he left.
		The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and the Garter Principal King of Arms do not take part.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Introduction_(House_of_Lords) (928 words)

	Black Rod
		The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, generally shortened to just Black Rod, is an official of the House of Lords of the British Parliament, representing the Sovereign and as Serjeant-at-Arms, and also of the Lord Chamberlain's Department.
		The title is derived from his staff of office, an ebony staff topped with a golden lion, which is the main symbol of the office's authority.
		Either Black Rod or his deputy, the Yeoman Usher, is required to be present when the House of Lords is in session, and takes part in the induction of all new Lords Temporal into the House (that is, he does not take part in the introduction of bishops as new Lords Spiritual.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/black_rod.html (418 words)

	Richard SANDYS (Sir)
		Gentleman Usher by 1509, to Princess Elizabeth 1536; bailiff, scunage of Calais and islands of Coulogne in marches of Calais 1521-death; commissioner subsidy, Hants 1523, 1524; other commissions 1530-1535; Joint Lieutenant, Clarendon forest, Hants and Wilts.
		He was a gentleman usher at Henry VII's funeral.
		In the same year he became a gentleman usher to Princess Elizabeth and he was present at the christening of Prince Edward on 15 Oct 1537 and the funeral of Queen Jane a month later.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/RichardSandys.htm (568 words)

	usher : Definition from the Online Dictionary at Datasegment.com
		Ushering.] To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room.
		An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank.
		[1913 Webster] Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the fl rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers.
	onlinedictionary.datasegment.com /word/usher (230 words)

	Westminster Abbey - The Library and Archives - People Buried or Commemorated - The Carteret Family
		Edward, son of Sir Edward de Carteret, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Johnson, was buried in the Abbey on 1 November 1677, aged 7.
		Usher of ye Black Rod in the reign of K.CHARLES the Second, relict of Sr.PHILIP CARTERET Bart.
		Charles was baptised at St Margaret's Westminster 4 June 1679 and became Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Anne and High Bailiff of Jersey.
	www.westminster-abbey.org /library/burial/carteret.htm (927 words)

	Style. Fowler, H. W. 1908. The King's English
		This gentleman's state of mind was very harrowing, and I was glad when he wound up his exposition of the same.—C. Brontë.
		The temper of the first [King George] was that of a gentleman usher.
		Bute was a mere court favourite, with the abilities of a gentleman usher.
	www.bartleby.com /116/506.html (3930 words)

	Parliament of Australia: Senate: Publications - Senate Briefs
		The parliamentary position of the (Gentleman) Usher of the Black Rod, an officer who maintained order in the upper house of a parliament, dates from the fourteenth century in England.
		Under the direction of either the President or the Senate, the Usher of the Black Rod may be required to assist with the removal of a senator who the Senate has determined is disrupting proceedings or to arrange for the removal of any person who causes a disturbance in the Senate, its galleries or committees.
		Whenever a division or quorum is to be determined, the Usher of the Black Rod supervises locking the chamber doors before the beginning of a count.
	www.aph.gov.au /senate/pubs/briefs/brief16.htm (578 words)

	Office-Holders: Household of Princess Augusta 1736-72
		Bramston, Edmund Gentleman Usher of Privy Chamber 1751-60.
		Robinson, - Gentleman Usher of Privy Chamber 1760-63.
		Wentworth, William Gentleman Usher of Privy Chamber 1751-72.
	www.history.ac.uk /office/augusta_alpha.html (151 words)

	Life in Elizabethan England 60: Dinner At Cowdray House
		The Usher, kissing his hand, places it on the center of the table indicating to his subordinate where the cloth is to be laid.
		When they return, each carrying a dish, the Usher calls, "By your leave, my masters," and all who are present in the Hall stand while the Lord's dinner processes through the Hall to the dining chamber, where it is met by the Gentleman Usher, who sees the dishes placed on the table.
		The Viscount, having been informed by the Gentleman Usher that all is ready comes forth leading his lady, followed by her gentlewomen.
	renaissance.dm.net /compendium/61.html (596 words)

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		Let be called before us That gentleman of Buckingham's; in person I'll hear him his confessions justify, And point by point the treasons of his master He shall again relate.
		1st Gentleman When he was brought again to the bar, to hear His knell rung out, his judgment, he was stirred With such an agony, he sweat extremely, And something spoke in choler, ill and hasty: But he fell to himself again, and sweetly In all the rest showed a most noble patience.
		1st Gentleman 'Tis the cardinal; And merely to revenge him on the emperor For not bestowing on him, at his asking, The archbishopric of Toledo, this is purposed.
	www.cs.utah.edu /~goller/books/SHAKESPE/HENRY_8.NEW (16737 words)

	Black Rod (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The official title is "Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod" and the title is derived from his staff of office, an ebony staff topped with a golden lion.
		Black Rod has a number of official duties, he is the personal attendant of the Sovereign in the Lords, the usher and doorkeeper at meetings of the Order of the Garter, and, as the Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords, he is responsible for maintaining order in the chamber.
		He has the task of arresting any Lord guilty of breach of privilege or other Parliamentary offence, and he is also responsible for maintaining the security of the Palace of Westminster.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/black_rod (391 words)

	Text-Bin, British Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Let be called before us That gentleman of Buckingham's; in person I'll hear him his confessions justify, And point by point the treasons of his master He shall again relate.
		1st Gentleman When he was brought again to the bar, to hear His knell rung out, his judgment, he was stirred With such an agony, he sweat extremely, And something spoke in choler, ill and hasty: But he fell to himself again, and sweetly In all the rest showed a most noble patience.
		1st Gentleman 'Tis the cardinal; And merely to revenge him on the emperor For not bestowing on him, at his asking, The archbishopric of Toledo, this is purposed.
	www.anglistyka.uw.edu.pl /literature/british/sh-henry8.html (16683 words)

	查詢: [gentleman] - 線上英漢字典 (English-Chinese Dictionary)
		gentleman /dʒ'ɛntəlmən/ /dʒ'ɛnəlmən/ 共發現 6 筆關於 [gentleman] 的資料
		gentleman n 1: a man of refinement 2: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman's gentleman}, {man}] 資料來源(5): Wiktionary [Wiktionary]
		Wiktionary: gentleman Gentleman English Noun gentleman (plural gentlemen) 1) A man of breeding or higher class.
	cdict.giga.net.tw /query/gentleman (385 words)

	Information Sheet No.8 - Officers of the Legislative Council - Legislative Council - Parliament of Victoria
		As Usher, he attends to a range of operational matters such as the use of the Chamber and other meeting/function facilities, security of the building and its occupants, fire protection and occupational health and safety.
		The first Usher led the King and knights to various ceremonies and events, and controlled access to their meetings by guarding the doors.
		The Usher took charge of maintaining order within the House of Lords from the sixteenth century and, by the nineteenth century, had the power to admit or exclude people from that House.
	www.parliament.vic.gov.au /council/info_sheets/Officers_of_the_LC.htm (1705 words)

	GENTLEMAN USHER
		One who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc.
		English words defined with "GENTLEMAN USHER": Gentleman usher of the fl rod.
		Expression using "GENTLEMAN USHER": Gentleman usher of the fl rod.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/GENTLEMAN+USHER (255 words)

	Drama: Henry VIII
		First Gentleman When he was brought again to the bar, to hear His knell rung out, his judgment, he was stirr'd With such an agony, he sweat extremely, And something spoke in choler, ill, and hasty: But he fell to himself again, and sweetly In all the rest show'd a most noble patience.
		First Gentleman 'Tis the cardinal; And merely to revenge him on the emperor For not bestowing on him, at his asking, The archbishopric of Toledo, this is purposed.
		Second Gentleman 'Tis well: the citizens, I am sure, have shown at full their royal minds-- As, let 'em have their rights, they are ever forward-- In celebration of this day with shows, Pageants and sights of honour.
	drama.eserver.org /plays/renaissance/shakespeare/histories/henry-viii.txt (13010 words)

	Chapter Chapter 44 of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
		Pecksniff, but, on the contrary, was more boorish and rude to him than usual, that gentleman, so far from suspecting his real design, laid himself out to be attacked with advantage.
		For it is in the nature of a knave to think the tools with which he works indispensable to knavery; and knowing what he would do himself in such a case, Mr.
		The frankness of the country gentleman, the refinement of the artist, the good-humoured allowance of the man of the world; philanthropy, forbearance, piety, toleration, all blended together in a flexible adaptability to anything and everything; were expressed in Mr.
	www.bibliomania.com /0/0/19/43/12263/3.html (663 words)

	Shakespeare: Henry VIII
		First Gentleman When he was brought again to the bar, to hear His knell rung out, his judgment, he was stirr'd With such an agony, he sweat extremely, And something spoke in choler, ill, and hasty: But he fell to himself again, and sweetly In all the rest show'd a most noble patience.
		First Gentleman 'Tis the cardinal; And merely to revenge him on the emperor For not bestowing on him, at his asking, The archbishopric of Toledo, this is purposed.
		Second Gentleman 'Tis well: the citizens, I am sure, have shown at full their royal minds-- As, let 'em have their rights, they are ever forward-- In celebration of this day with shows, Pageants and sights of honour.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~martin-noble/shake/henry8.htm (15767 words)

	Legislative Council - Upper House Traditions
		By the sixteenth century, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod had become a position entirely associated with the House of Lords, where he acted initially as the Monarch’s representative in the House but gradually developed the range of responsibilities held today.
		The Usher of the Black Rod has both significant ceremonial and administrative duties including Chamber security and supervision of the Attendants and visitors, oversight of the Chamber including maintenance and its preparation for sessions.
		The Black Rod itself, a symbol of authority carried by the Usher, is similar in appearance to the one used in the House of Lords.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/web/common.nsf/key/LCAbout (1373 words)

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