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Rothery, Mark. "The reproductive behavior of the English landed gentry in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." Journal of British Studies 48.3 (2009): 674-694. Rothery, Mark. "Communities of kin and English landed gentry families of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." Family & Community History 21.2 (2018): 112-128. online
These medieval land terms include the following: a burgage, a plot of land rented from a lord or king; a hide: the hide, from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "family", was, in the early medieval period, a land-holding that was considered sufficient to support a family. This was equivalent to 60 to 120 acres depending on the quality of the land ...
Landed nobility or landed aristocracy is a category of nobility in the history of various countries, for which landownership was part of their noble privileges. Their character depends on the country. The notion of landed gentry in the United Kingdom and Ireland varied over time. [1]
The British nobility is made up of the peerage and the (landed) gentry.The nobility of its four constituent home nations has played a major role in shaping the history of the country, although the hereditary peerage now retain only the rights to stand for election to the House of Lords, dining rights there, position in the formal order of precedence, the right to certain titles, and the right ...
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
Landed may refer to: Landed, a 1975 album by German krautrock band Can. "Landed (Ben Folds song)", from Songs for Silverman 2005 "Landed", a song by Drake from Dark Lane Demo Tapes; Landed gentry, a largely historical privileged British social class; Landed property, a real estate term
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However, there are exceptions: weep, groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry, brush and rock (from French). Words taken directly from Latin and Ancient Greek are generally perceived as colder, more technical, and more medical or scientific – compare life (Old English) with biology ( classical compound ...