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41Oath of Fealty — The specific oath given to a liege lord, swearing to execute the duties of the feudal contract between the lord and his vassal …
42foi — Fealty; loyalty …
43foy — Fealty; fidelity; allegiance. See en bonne foy …
44Homage — Hom age, n. [OF. homage, homenage, F. hommage, LL. hominaticum, homenaticum, from L. homo a man, LL. also, a client, servant, vassal; akin to L. humus earth, Gr.? on the ground, and E. groom in bridegroom. Cf. {Bridegroom}, {Human}.] 1. (Feud.… …
45Robert de Brus, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick — Infobox Monarch | name = Robert de Brus, title = Earl of Carrick, 6th Lord of Annandale, Constable of Carlisle Castle predecessor = Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale consort = i) Marjorie of Carrick ii) Eleanor issue = i) Isabel b c1272 ii)… …
46Gwynedd in the High Middle Ages — is a period in the History of Wales spanning the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries (AD 1000 ndash;1300). The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages. Gwynedd is located in the north of… …
47Wales — /waylz/, n. a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 2,766,800; 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km). Medieval, Cambria. * * * I Welsh Cymru Principality, constituting an integral part of the United Kingdom. It occupies a peninsula on the… …
48Quia Emptores — (medieval Latin for because the buyers , the incipit of the document) was a statute passed by Edward I of England in 1290 that prevented tenants from alienating their lands to others by subinfeudation. Quia Emptores, along with its companion… …
49United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
50Conflict of Investitures — Conflict of Investitures † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Conflict of Investitures (Ger. Investiturstreit.) The terminus technicus for the great struggle between the popes and the German kings Henry IV and Henry V, during the period 1075 …
