单词 | order of the thistle |
释义 | > as lemmasOrder of the Thistle c. As a part of the insignia of the Order of the Thistle, the distinctively Scottish order of knighthood (instituted by James II in 1687 and revived by Queen Anne in 1703) conferred on noblemen of that country; hence transferred the order itself, or membership in it; Knight of the Thistle, a member of this order. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > position of commander in an order > of Order of the Thistle Knight of the Thistle1687 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > order > knighthood > Order of the Thistle Order of the Thistle1687 thistle1852 1687 London Gaz. No. 2251/2 His Majesty having been Graciously Pleased the 29th of May last, to Sign a Patent to be past under the Great Seal of Scotland, for Reviving and Restoring [sic] the most Ancient and most Noble Order of the Thistle. 1710 London Gaz. No. 4694/3 The Earl of Stair was invested..with the most Noble Order of the Thistle. 1732 Gentleman's Mag. June 827/1 The E. of Portmore, made a Kt of the Thistle in the Room of the E. of Loudoun, dec. 1828 N. H. Nicolas Statutes of Order of Thistle 21 After its [sc. Order of the Thistle's] Revival by King James, the Knights of the Thistle were Installed in the Chapel of Holyrood House. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond III. iv. 104 Having the Thistle already originally bestowed on him by King James the Second, his Grace was now promoted to the honour of the Garter. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 10 Jan. 1/1 The Duke of Argyll..received his Thistle from Lord Palmerston in 1851. 1911 J. Warrack Knights of Most Noble Order of Thistle 29 The King, after consulting the Chapter of the Knights of the Thistle, ordered a letter to be sent. 1963 Times 30 Apr. 10/7 Sir Robert Menzies, the Prime Minister, is expected to visit Britain and the United States in June,..later going to Edinburgh to be installed as a Knight of the Thistle. < as lemmas |
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