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Also Baron Lucas (1663) in the Peerage of England; known as the Lord Lucas and Dingwall The Lord Napier: 1627: Francis Napier, 15th Lord Napier, 6th Baron Ettrick: Sophie Napier, Mistress of Napier (daughter) also Baron Ettrick in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, 1872; known as the Lord Napier and Ettrick The Lord Fairfax of Cameron: 1627
Main Name (Old English)Name meaning Attestations Cyning "King" wuldres Cyning "King of Glory" The Dream of the Rood [1]: Dryhten [2] "Lord" ece Dryhten "eternal Lord" Cædmon's hymn [3]
The Old English word for lord is hlaford (' loaf-guardian ' or ' bread-giver '). [10] The early law codes of Kent use the Old English word eorl (' high born ', ' noble ') to describe an aristocrat. By the 8th century, the word gesith (' companion '; Latin: comes) had replaced eorl as the common term for a nobleman. [11] [12]
English nobleman, probably a squire (later a Lord-Chief Justice) Barrau de Sescas ~1270–1325 Gascony He was a Gascon Knight, vassal of Albret and a supporter of the English, he served as admiral of Bayonne fleet and captain of the coast Richard Stapledon ~1260–1326 Devon A knight, judge, and elder brother of Walter de Stapledon. In 1326 he ...
English Peeresses obtained their first seats in the House of Lords under the Peerage Act 1963 from which date until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 all Peers of England could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. While most newer English ...
16. Ebenezer — Of Hebrew origin, meaning "stone of help." 17. Horace — From the Roman family name Horatius, meaning "timekeeper." 18. Wilbur — Of Old English origin, meaning "wild boar."
Name Succeeded Ended Notes Arundel: Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel: 12 February 1291 [18] 9 March 1302 [18] Great-great-grandson of the 3rd earl, William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel. Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel: 9 November 1306 [18] 17 November 1326 [18] Executed and forfeit for treason. [19] Cornwall: Edmund, 2nd Earl of ...
The Old English word 'hlaford' evolved into 'lord'. According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English word hlāford which originated from hlāfweard meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper", reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a chieftain providing food for his followers. [3]