knights of the Garter — See garter knight … Black's law dictionary
knights of the Garter — See garter knight … Black's law dictionary
Order of the Garter — Arms of the Order of the Garter Awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Order of the Garter — See garter; knights of the garter … Ballentine's law dictionary
List of Ladies of the Garter — The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by King Edward III of England in 1348 as a society, fellowship and college of knights. It is now the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the British honours system. No women were added to the… … Wikipedia
List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter — The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by King Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation. NOTOC Fifteenth CenturyEighteenth CenturyTwenty First CenturyReferences*Begent, P.J. and Chesshyre, H. The Most… … Wikipedia
Knights of the Round Table — Legendary order of knights created by King Arthur to protect his kingdom. They are reputed to be sleeping under a mountain, ready to awaken if Albion (Britain) is ever threatened. The informal title for the knights who accompanied King Arthur on… … Medieval glossary
List of current members of the Order of the Garter — The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an English order of chivalry. It is the world s oldest national order of knighthood in continuous existence and the pinnacle of the British honours system. Its membership is extremely limited, consisting of… … Wikipedia
the upper classes — the ˌupper ˈclass noun singular (also the ˌupper ˈclasses plural) the groups of people that are considered to have the highest social status and that have more mon … Useful english dictionary
Chancellor of the order of the Garter — Chancellor Chan cel*lor, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the seat of judgment. See {Chancel}.] A judicial court of chancery,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English