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	Nobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nobility in its most general and strict sense is an acknowledged preeminence that is hereditary, i.e., legitimate descendants (or all male descendants, in some societies) of nobles are nobles, unless explicitly stripped of the privilege.
		Those lacking a distinct title, such as junior siblings of peers (and perhaps even the children of 'self-made' VIPs) may be considered aristocrats, moving within a small social circle at the apex of a hierarchical social pyramid.
		Nobles typically commanded resources, such as food, money, or labor, from common members or nobles of lower rank of their societies, and could exercise religious or political power over them.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Title_of_nobility (769 words)

	Legal Definition of Title
		A doubtful title is one which the court does not consider to be so clear that it will enforce its acceptance by a purchaser, nor so defective as to declare it a bad title, but only subject to so much doubt that a purchaser ought not to be compelled to accept it.
		Titles are bestowed by courtesy on certain officers; the president of the United States sometimes receives the title of excellency; judges and members of congress that of honorable; and members of the bar and justices of the peace are called esquires.
		Titles are assumed by foreign princes, and, among their subjects they may exact these marks of honor, but in their intercourse with foreign nations they are not entitled to them as a matter of right.
	www.lectlaw.com /def2/t030.htm (1052 words)

	Nobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word "noble" in "nobility" also means "doing an act worthy of respect" to people.
		Originally, knights or nobles were mounted warriors who swore allegiance to their sovereign and promised to fight for him in exchange for allocation of land (usually together with serfs living there).
		Also, nobles typically, but not necessarily were entitled to land property, which was reflected in the title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Title_of_nobility (769 words)

	Italian Titles of Nobility - Regalis
		In general, heretofore unrecognised noble families, whether titled or not, were required by law to petition for recognition of their ranks or titles by the Crown if such was desired.
		In the Kingdom of Italy, titles of nobility did not accord their holders parliamentary seats or, indeed, any particularly noteworthy privileges save for some purely heraldic (armorial) ones, such as the legal use of a title and coat of arms and precedence at the Royal Court.
		The title is probably of Germanic origin; the Latin root baro referred to a simpleton, but by the Middle Ages baronis was a title of nobility or, more often, a nobiliary rank employed in reference to holders of feudal property.
	www.regalis.com /reg/titles.htm (2870 words)

	Nobility and Titles in France
		Whereas the old titles had arisen by custom centuries before and originally corresponded to an administrative function, the new titles were a status attached to certain fiefs, which (except in the case of apanages) conferred only a small fraction of the powers and privileges that went with the old offices.
		Titles are not a full part of the family name, however, for a variety of reasons: they are not inherited by all children equally, but rather follow the rules of inheritance determined by the original grant or act of creation.
		Titles of nobility essentially arise from the exercise of the sovereign's prerogative; and, in that respect, the executive branch (as represented by the ministry of Justice) is the heir of sovereigns past.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/noblesse.htm (8886 words)

	glossary
		Chên Kuo Chiang Chün: "noble guarding the dynasty", the title of a Noble of the Imperial Lineage of the ninth rank.
		Fêng Ên Chiang Chün: "noble by Imperial favour", the title of a Noble of the Imperial Lineage of the twelfth rank.
		Fêng Kuo Chiang Chün: "noble serving the dynasty", the title of a Noble of the Imperial Lineage of the eleventh rank.
	4dw.net /royalark/China/glossary.htm (1686 words)

	Imperial Ethiopia - The Ethiopian Nobility
		Literally "child," this is a title reserved to the children of the titled nobility.
		Whereas European titles such as count and baron were military or feudal in origin, they had become essentially little more than social distinctions in most countries by the nineteenth century, while some traditional Ethiopian titles in use in the twentieth century still implied many of the roles and duties of the medieval era.
		Except for the knighthoods, these titles were usually hereditary in the male line of primogeniture, though a titled nobleman could sometimes designate which of his sons was to be his heir.
	www.imperialethiopia.org /aristocracy.htm (637 words)

	TITLE OF NOBILITY OR HONOUR
		In Colonial America, attorneys trained attorneys, but most held no "title of nobility" or "honor." There was no requirement that one be a lawyer to hold the position of district attorney, attorney general, or judge; a citizen's "counsel of choice" was not restricted to a lawyer; there were no state bar associations.
		Therefore, a "title of nobility" Amendment that specified a penalty (loss of citizenship) was proposed in 1789 and again in 1810.
		The meaning of the amendment is seen in its intent to prohibit persons having titles of nobility and loyalties to foreign governments and bankers from voting, holding public office, or using their skills to subvert the government.
	autarchic.tripod.com /files/nobility.html (1553 words)

	A Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles
		There are some titles in the United Kingdom (e.g., the Irish peerage, when the peer lacks another English, Scots or UK title) which do not permit one to sit in the House of Lords; thus, in Scotland, the distinction of a "Lord of Parliament".
		It was one of the titles of the Roman Emperor.
		The Austrian Habsburgs, accustomed to being imperial, assumed the title of Emperor of Austria in 1804.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/odegard/titlefaq.htm (7119 words)

	Title of nobility
		The purpose of this short article is to explain the use of titles of nobility for genealogical purposes.
		A title of nobility is to be understood as a rank, similarly (and in some respects corresponding) to military ranks.
		A title of nobility, as it is used today, is in most cases honorific, that is, it does only carry honorific privileges.
	www.findyournobleancestors.com /Article3.html (290 words)

	Titles and Crowns of Royalty and Nobility
		The bestowing of titles of nobility is now the monarch's prerogative and has long since ceased to be associated with land tenure.
		The first to bear the title, which was probably taken over from the Saxons by the Norman kings, was Geoffrey de Mandeville, earl of Essex.
		The title may have been brought to England by under an earl, similar to that of sheriff of a county.
	saint-esprit.freeservers.com /titles.htm (597 words)

	Recognition of Italian Nobiliary Titles - Regalis
		The Italian state has not recognised titles of nobility since 1948, and affords such titles no legal protection except in very rare cases of civil law where both impersonation and financial fraud are involved.
		In theory, titles should be recognised based on the nobiliary regulations in force in these realms before 1860, but this is not always the case.
		Unfounded pretensions to titles of nobility are not unknown.
	www.regalis.com /reg/recognition.htm (991 words)

	GVS Consult Inc. - Buying a Title of Nobility
		Nevertheless, the titles and noble designations of the nobility have not been abolished and may still be carried.
		Current law allows a person adopted by a noble to use the noble family name, and since the title is considered part of the name, that is also conveyed by adoption".
		A nobility title can be carried instead of or in addition to the current name.
	www.prestigious-titles.com /nobel.html (540 words)

	LANDGRAVE - LoveToKnow Article on LANDGRAVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Land graf, from Land, a country and Graf, count), a German title of nobility surviving from the times of the Holy Roman Empire.
		The title is now rare; it is borne by the former sovereign of Hesse-Homburg, now incorporated in Prussia, the heads of the various branches of the house of Hesse, and by a branch of the family of Ftirstenberg.
		In other cases the title of landgrave is borne by German sovereigns as a subsidiary title; e.g.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LA/LANDGRAVE.htm (118 words)

	Blank Uhuh
		The "missing 13th amendment" crowd argues that there was a "title of nobility" amendment proposed in 1810 which allegedly was ratified, even though the proponents of this flaky argument admit that they cannot actually prove that Virginia did ratify the amendment.
		In England, this title is given to the younger sons of noblemen, to officers of the king's court and of the household, to counselors at law, justices of the peace, while in commission, sheriffs and other gentlemen.
		In the United States, the title is given to public officers of all degrees, from governors down to justices and attorneys.
	www.uhuh.com /constitution/becraftes.htm (725 words)

	OUTLAWS LEGAL SERVICE
		In the United States Esquire is a title that is commonly given by lawyers and justices of the peace to themselves, to officers of the court, to members of the bar, and others of ill repute.
		In England, the title of esquire belongs by right of birth to the eldest sons of knights and their eldest sons in perpetual succession; to the eldest sons of younger sons of peers and their eldest sons in perpetual succession.
		To confer a title of nobility, is to nominate to an order of persons to whom privileges are granted at the expense of the rest of the people.
	www.outlawslegal.com /answers/esquire.htm (1041 words)

	Missing13
		The advocates of this argument claim that the term, "esquire," is a prohibited "title of nobility" within the scope of this non-ratified amendment.
		Justice Saffold did not conclude that Moses and Co. had a title of nobility or similar privilege, and the reason why the company did not was explained by Peters: such a title or privilege within the meaning of the Alabama Constitution is one which is hereditary.
		The Horst case is the wrong one to rely upon for an argument that a "title of nobility" is a mere privilege.
	home.hiwaay.net /~becraft/Missing13.htm (2551 words)

	GLOSSARY
		Afa- Makonnen: 'breath of the dignitary', the title of the spokesman or deputy of the Makonnen of Tigray.
		Immabet: 'mother of the house, the usual title of a married noblewoman of the high rank, later bestowed on the grand-daughters of a sovereign, in the female line.
		The title used by the hereditary Muslim rulers of Bela Shangul, and by certain Muslim notables of Wollo, Tigray and Eritrea.
	4dw.net /royalark/Ethiopia/glossary.htm (1468 words)

	Nobility in America
		No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
		Examples of US citizens holding British titles include the 5th Earl of Wharcliffe (Richard Alan Montagu Stuart Wortley, of Cumberland ME; his eldest son is viscount Carlton), and Sir John Dunbar, Bt, who was succeeded in August 1993 by his son Sir Michael Dunbar, 14th Bt, a colonel in the US Air Force.
		Titles could be inherited by all descendants, not just heirs male, but an heir general succeeding had to take the name and arms of the original grantee.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/usa/usnob.htm (858 words)

	title of nobility -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The English word nobility comes from the Latin word nobilitas, which means “fame or celebrity,” and came to be used for people of noble birth.
		Among these were the use of the titles dux and comes (still in their Latin forms).
		It originated in the 11th century with the councils of nobles and high clergy who were the closest advisers to the monarch.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9277373?tocId=9277373 (760 words)

	Stewardship -footnote page 8
		XL ("That no title of nobility, or hereditary honours, ought to be granted in this state"); Maine Const., Art.
		("No title of nobility or hereditary distinction, privilege, honor or emolument, shall ever be granted or confirmed, nor shall any office be created, the appointment to which shall be for a longer time than during good behavior") North Carolina Declaration of Rights (1776), Arts.
		61 ("Titles of nobility or hereditary distinction shall not be recognized"); Argentina Const., Sec 16 ("The Argentine nation admits neither blood nor birth prerogatives, there are neither personal privileges nor titles of nobility").
	www.conlaw.org /footnote-8.htm (1872 words)

	22.6. Entry Under Title of Nobility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Note that the applications of the basic provisions of this rule often results in a form of name for a person of nobility that is not the form most commonly found in the chief sources of information of that person’s works.
		Apply the directive "excluding unused forenames" as follows: If the person of nobility is known primarily as an author, use in the heading the forenames most commonly found in the chief sources or if the person is not primarily known as an author, consult reference sources.
		If the person known primarily as an author is entered under his or her title of nobility and the statement of responsibility on the author’s works consists of the person’s term of rank and title without forenames, make a reference from the title and term.
	www.itsmarc.com /crs/LCRI0287.htm (185 words)

	Darkon Rulebook
		Nobility in Darkon is divided into two types of Nobles: those who sit on the Noble Council, called Knights Baronet or Knights Bannerette, and those who do not, called Knights Errant.
		Nobles who do not sit on the noble council are titled 'Knights Errant.' A Knight Errant gains title by service to the game without petitioning the Noble Council.
		Once the Noble Council has accepted a petition for Nobility, the petitioner may choose to fight in a Noble Tourney to become a Knight Baronet, otherwise he gains the title of Knight Bannerette.
	www.darkon.org /webrules/rulebook1203C2.html (1868 words)

	The Real Titles of Nobility Amendment FAQ
		First, lawyers cannot be considered to hold titles of nobility by virtue of being lawyers because Article I, Sections 9 and 10 of the Constitution contain provisions that clearly prohibit the states and the federal government from granting titles:
		50 (E.D.Wis. 1985) - Employment by the I.R.S. is not a title of nobility.
		789 (W.D.Wis. 1984) - Being a lawyer is not a title of nobility.
	www.thirdamendment.com /nobility.html (4840 words)

	Nobility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Typically, nobility descends from chivalry (or warrior class) in the feudal stage of the development of a society.
		Another confusion of the term nobility is with aristocracy.
		The latter term is often used (abused) in an informal way, but in the strict sense it is a political term related to a form of government.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/nobility (390 words)

	Revival of Titles in the Middle Ages (from title of nobility) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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		Three Roman titles that survive in the courts of Europe and Asia are princeps (the origin of prince), dux (duke), and comes (count).
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-208924?tocId=208924 (972 words)

	An Article On The Missing 13th Amendment by Researcher David Dodge
		Second, although already prohibited by the Constitution, an additional "title of nobility" amendment was proposed in 1789, again in 1810, and according to Dodge, finally ratified in 1819.
		When Congress proposed the "Title of Nobility" Amendment in 1810, there were states, thirteen of which would have to ratify for the Amendment to be adopted.
		The "Titles of Nobility" amendment was replaced with a notation that this amendment was printed in error in 1835.
	sw.jeffotto.com /missing_13th.htm (9073 words)

	Foreign Title Nobility holders in Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These titles form part of the Nobility in Malta and they have proud origins of their own, fully endorsed by leading and lawful authorities.
		Full membership is accorded to the holders of the relative titles whilst associate membership is offered to those persons proving their descent from the lawful grantee of a Foreign title in terms of the Statute.
		The Nobles of Malta 1530-1800 by J. Montalto (1979).
	www.geocities.com /maltesenobility/foreign.htm (695 words)

	baron -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		feminine baroness title of nobility, ranking below a viscount (or below a count in countries without viscounts).
		In the feudal system of Europe, a baron was a “man” who pledged his loyalty and service to his superior in return for land that he could pass to his heirs.
		Smith won the formal title and the informal compliment for his work as builder and financier of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9013438 (657 words)

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