homage ancestral — In feudal law, homage was called by this name where a man and his ancestors had immemorially held of another and his ancestors by the service of homage, which bound the lord to warrant the title, and also to hold the tenant clear of all services… … Black's law dictionary
homage ancestral — In feudal law, homage was called by this name where a man and his ancestors had immemorially held of another and his ancestors by the service of homage, which bound the lord to warrant the title, and also to hold the tenant clear of all services… … Black's law dictionary
ancestral — /aensestral/ Relating to ancestors, or to what has been done by them; as homage ancestral (q.v.). Derived from ancestors. See also ancestral estates ancestry … Black's law dictionary
ancestral — /aensestral/ Relating to ancestors, or to what has been done by them; as homage ancestral (q.v.). Derived from ancestors. See also ancestral estates ancestry … Black's law dictionary
ancestral — ancestral, ale, aux [ ɑ̃sɛstral, o ] adj. • 1853; de ancestre, ancêtre 1 ♦ Qui a appartenu aux ancêtres, qu on tient des ancêtres. Mœurs, croyances ancestrales. Par ext. Qui remonte très loin dans le temps. ⇒ immémorial. 2 ♦ Biol. Gène ancestral … Encyclopédie Universelle
Homage (medieval) — For other related uses see commendation ceremony and homage (disambiguation) Homage in the Middle Ages was the ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord, receiving in exchange the symbolic… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Veneration of the dead — Ancestor worship at a Chinese temple complex in Sichuan A Korean … Wikipedia
Dimasa people — The Dimasa people (or Dima basa, and also called Dimasa Kachari) are a group of people in Assam, in northeastern India Dimasa mythology says they are the children of Bangla Raja and the great divine bird Arikhidima. Bangla Raja s six sons… … Wikipedia