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31Athlone (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Athlone Type = Borough Year = 1801 Abolition = 1885 members = OneAthlone was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland.BoundariesThis constituency is the parliamentary borough of Athlone.… …
32'Elite — [ E] lite ([=a] l[=e]t ), n. [F., fr. [ e]lire to choose, L. eligere. See {Elect}.] 1. A choice or select body; the flower; as, the [ e]lite of society. [1913 Webster] 2. See {Army organization}, Switzerland. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
33Sibyrtius — (Greek:polytonic|Σιβύρτιος; lived 4th century BC) was a Greekofficer from Crete [Helmut Berve (Das Alexanderreich auf prosopographischer Grundlage #703)] in the service of Alexander the Great, who was appointed by him, on his return from India… …
34guardsman — /gahrdz meuhn/, n., pl. guardsmen. 1. a person who acts as a guard. 2. a member of the U.S. National Guard. 3. Brit. a member of any select body of troops traditionally organized to protect the person of the sovereign. [1810 20; GUARD + S3 or S1… …
35Goldsmith, Oliver — born Nov. 10, 1730, Kilkenny West, County Westmeath, Ire. died April 4, 1774, London, Eng. Irish born British essayist, poet, novelist, and dramatist. Goldsmith attended Trinity College in Dublin before studying medicine in Edinburgh. Settling in …
36Francois Malherbe — François Malherbe † Catholic Encyclopedia ► François Malherbe French poet, b. at Caen, Normandy, in 1555; d. at Paris, 16 October, 1628. He was the eldest son of François Malherbe, councillor of the inferior court of judicature at… …
37War of the Peasants — War of the Peasants (1524 25) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► War of the Peasants (1524 25) A revolt of the peasants of southern and central Germany, the causes of which are disputed as a result of religious and political prejudice. At… …
38PRÆTORIAN GUARD — a select body of soldiers distributed in cohorts, as many as ten of a thousand each, to guard the person and maintain the power of the emperors, and who at length acquired such influence in the State as to elect and depose at will the emperors …
39élite — n. [Fr.] Flower (of a society), best part, select body …
40quorum — n. minimum number of members whose presence is necessary at a meeting; select body of persons. ♦ quorate, a …
