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Noun, Plural - Cies.: 336-346 Topic X Part III Bu Reauc Ra Cy
Noun, Plural - Cies.: 336-346 Topic X Part III Bu Reauc Ra Cy
1. a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare ABSOLUTE
MONARCHY, LIMITED MONARCHY.
2. supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person
vas·sal ˈvæs əl - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vas-uh l] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. (in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually
military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant.
2. a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject, subordinate, follower, or retainer.
pa·pa·cy ˈpeɪ pə si - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pey-puh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies. Roman Catholic Church.
sov·er·eign ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv- - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sov-rin, sov-er-in, suhv-]
Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
a
mo
nar
ch;
a
kin
g,
qu
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or
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su
pre
me
rul
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per
son
wh
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has
sov
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r or
aut
hor
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the
leg
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of
Gre
at
Brit
ain
,
his
tori
call
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the
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of
the
thr
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co
mp
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of
Lor
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Spi
ritu
al
an
d
Lor
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Te
mp
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for
mi
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tog
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the
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use
of
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rep
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ves
of
the
Mer·o·vin·gi·an ˌmɛr əˈvɪn dʒi ən, -dʒən - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mer-uh-vin-jee-uh n, -juh n]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the Frankish dynasty established by Clovis, which reigned in Gaul and Germany from a.d. 476
to 751.
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