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Knuckles in United States Knuckles Definition See Brass Knuckles. Knuckles in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knuckles, Knuckles in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knuckles, Knuckles in the European Legal Encyclopedia., Knuckles, Knuckles in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia., […]

Knights Of The Shire in United States Knights Of The Shire Definition In English law. Members.of parliament representing counties or shires, in contradistinction to citizens or burgesses, who represent boroughs or corporations. So called because, as the terms of the writ for election still […]

Knight's Service in United States Knight’s Service Definition Upon the Norman conquest, all the lands in England were divided into knight’s fees, in number above sixty thousand; and for every knight’s fee a knight was bound to attend the king in his wars forty days in a year, in which […]

Knights Templars in United States Knights Templars Definition An order of knights so called from having their first residence in some apartments adjoining the temple at Jerusalem; and their employment was to guard the roads for the securKNOCK DOWN ity of pilgrims in the Holy Land. They came […]

Knock Down in United States Knock Down Definition To accept a hid at an auction. So called from the fact that the auctioneer’s acceptance of the bid is commonly signified hy a stroke of his hammer. Knocked down is synonymous with struck off. 7 Hill (N. Y.) 439. Knock Down in Foreign Legal […]

Knights Of The Garter in United States Knights Of The Garter Definition See Knight Knights Of The Garter in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knights Of The Garter, Knights Of The Garter in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knights Of The Garter, Knights Of The Garter in the […]

Knights Of The Post in United States Knights Of The Post Definition Hireling witnesses. Knights Of The Post in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knights Of The Post, Knights Of The Post in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knights Of The Post, Knights Of The Post in the European […]

Knights Of St. Patrick in United States Knights Of St. Patrick Definition See Knight Knights Of St. Patrick in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knights Of St. Patrick, Knights Of St. Patrick in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knights Of St. Patrick, Knights Of St. Patrick in […]

Knights Of The Bath in United States Knights Of The Bath Definition See Knight. Knights Of The Bath in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knights Of The Bath, Knights Of The Bath in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knights Of The Bath, Knights Of The Bath in the European Legal […]

Knights Of The Chamber in United States Knights Of The Chamber Definition See Knight Knights Of The Chamber in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knights Of The Chamber, Knights Of The Chamber in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knights Of The Chamber, Knights Of The Chamber in […]

Knighthood in United States Knighthood Definition The character, dignity, or status of a knight. Knighthood in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knighthood, Knighthood in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knighthood, Knighthood in the European Legal Encyclopedia., Knighthood, […]

Knights Bachelors in United States Knights Bachelors Definition See Knight. Knights Bachelors in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knights Bachelors, Knights Bachelors in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knights Bachelors, Knights Bachelors in the European Legal Encyclopedia., […]

Knights Banneret in United States Knights Banneret Definition See Knight. Knights Banneret in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Knights Banneret, Knights Banneret in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Knights Banneret, Knights Banneret in the European Legal Encyclopedia., Knights […]

Knight's Fee in United States Knight’s Fee Definition The word is a compound word, and may comprehend many things. And therefore by the grant of this may pass land, meadow and pasture as parcel of it. Anciently so much of an inheritance in land as was sufficient to maintain a knight; and […]

Knights Hospitallers in United States Knights Hospitallers Definition An order of knights that had their name from a hospital erected at Jerusalem for the use of pilgrims coming to the Holy Land’, and dedicated to St. John Baptist. They were afterwards called Knights, of St. John of […]