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  2. False titles of nobility - Wikipedia

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    The opinion of the Lord Lyon has been criticised as the UK government allows the usage of Manorial Titles in British passports of the form: "THE HOLDER IS THE LORD OF THE MANOR/LAIRD OF [X]" (brackets added). [7] However, as a matter of Scots property law, souvenir plots cannot competently create a real right of ownership in Scots law. The Land ...

  3. Lord of the manor - Wikipedia

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    As a feudal title 'Lord of the Manor', unlike titles of peerage, can be inherited by whomever the title holder chooses (including females), and it is the only English title that can be sold (though they rarely are), as Lordships of the manor are considered non-physical property in England and are fully enforceable in the English court system.

  4. Lords in the Baronage of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A Lord in the Baronage of Scotland is an ancient title of nobility, held in baroneum, which Latin term means that its holder, who is a lord, is also always a baron. The holder may or may not be a Lord of Regality, which meant that the holder was appointed by the Crown and had the power of "pit and gallows", meaning the power to authorise ...

  5. Category:Dormant peerages - Wikipedia

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    Dormant earldoms in the Peerage of England ‎ (1 P) Dormant earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland ‎ (2 P) Dormant earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland ‎ (12 P) Dormant lordships of Parliament ‎ (17 P) Dormant viscountcies in the peerage of Ireland ‎ (2 P) Dormant viscountcies in the peerage of Scotland ‎ (2 P) Category: Peerages in the ...

  6. List of estates of the nobility in Derbyshire - Wikipedia

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    The Abney family inherited the manor of Willesley in Derbyshire (the village is now in Leicestershire). The baronetcy was created in 1806. The title became extinct when the 2nd baronet died in 1858. The 17th century red brick hall was remodelled in the 1700s and 1800s, within a park of 155 acres. The hall was demolished in 1953. [43] Burdett ...

  7. Copyhold - Wikipedia

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    English feudalism. Copyhold was a form of customary land ownership common from the Late Middle Ages into modern times in England. The name for this type of land tenure is derived from the act of giving a copy of the relevant title deed that is recorded in the manorial court roll to the tenant; not the actual land deed itself. The legal owner of ...

  8. List of family seats of English nobility - Wikipedia

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    Primary title Family seat Former seats Duke of Norfolk: Arundel Castle, Sussex and Carlton Towers, Yorkshire: Framlingham Castle, Bungay Castle, Clun Castle, Norfolk House, Worksop Manor

  9. List of courtesy titles in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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    Lord Churchill. The Duke of Rutland. Marquess of Granby*. Lord Haddon. The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale*. Earl of Angus. Lord Abernethy. The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry.