| 单词 | knight of the commonty or of parliament |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKnight of the Commonty or of Parliament c. More fully Knight of the Shire: A gentleman representing a shire or county in parliament; originally one of two of the rank of knight; with the abolition of almost all distinctive features of the county representation, the term has lost its distinctive meaning and is only used technically and in Historical use: cf. burgess n.1 1b. Formerly sometimes Knight of the Commonty or of Parliament. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > member of Parliament for a county knight1399 shire-knight1399 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iv. 41 Thei must..mete togedir, Þe knyȝtis of þe comunete and carpe of the maters, With Citiseyns of shiris. 1444 Rolls of Parl. V. 110/2 All other that will be atte the assessyng of the wages of the Knyghtes of the Shire. 1538 A. Fitzherbert Newe Bk. Justyces Peas 132 b Sherifes must returne such persons knights of the parliament which be chosen by þe greater nombre of the freholders. 1544 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 11 The Knights of all and euery Shire..chosen for their assembly in the Kings high Court of Parliament.] 1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Knights of the Shire,..otherwise bee called Knights of the Parliament, and be two Knights, or other Gentlemen of worth, that are chosen in Pleno Comitatu, by the Free~holders of euery County. 1648 W. Prynne Plea for Lords 8 The King..might call two Knights, Citizens and Burgesses to Parliament. 1648 W. Prynne Plea for Lords C j b There could be no Knights of Shires..to serve in Parliament. 1679 J. Evelyn Mem. 4 Feb. My Brother, Evelyn, was now chosen Knight for the County of Surrey. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 109. ⁋7 He served his Country as Knight of this Shire to his dying Day. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. ii. 128 With regard to the elections of knights, citizens, and burgesses. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) iii. 47 The knights are to represent the ‘community of the counties’, the citizens and burgesses the ‘community of the towns’. < as lemmas |
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