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1) ист. член парламента от графства (в отличие от citizens и burgesses, представлявших города или университеты; тж. knight of Commonty или of Parliament)2) разг. "рыцарь своего графства", защитник интересов данного графства ( о члене парламента)So he talked... to the respectable county members, the "Knights of the Shire". (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. XIII) — Роджер беседовал... с уважаемыми представителями графств в парламенте.
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[,naɪtəvðə'ʃaɪə]разг."ры́царь своего́ гра́фства", защи́тник интере́сов (да́нного) гра́фства ( о члене парламента)English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > knight of the shire
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Юридический термин: член парламента от графстваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > knight-marshal of the shire
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истор. член парламента от графстваАнгло-русский юридический словарь > knight-marshal of the shire
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[ʹʃaıə] n1. уст.1) графствоknight of the shire - ист. представитель графства в парламенте
2) (the Shires) центральные графства Англии2. сокр. от shire horse3. (-shire[-ʃıə]) как компонент сложных слов в названиях графств и т. п.: -
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1. n уст. графство2. n уст. центральные графства Англии -
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ˈʃaɪə сущ.
1) графство;
жители графства the shires ≈ центральные графства Англии
2) сокр. от Shire horse шайр (тяжеловозная порода лошадей) (устаревшее) графство - knight of the * (историческое) представитель графства в парламенте (устаревшее) (the Shires) центральные графства Англии сокр от shire horse шайр (тяжеловозная порода лошадей) ;
тяжеловоз (-shire) как компонент сложных слов в названиях графств - Hampshire Гемпшир - Yorkshire Йоркшир shire уст. графство;
the shires центральные графства Англии ~ графство shire уст. графство;
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Knight of the shire — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knight of the shire — Knight Knight, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knight of the shire — noun (plural knights of the shire) Etymology: Middle English 1. : a knight selected by the freeholders to represent a shire in the House of Commons especially in medieval times the knight of the shire was the connecting link between the baron and … Useful english dictionary
Knight of the shire — One of the two knights of a shire or *county elected to be its representative in parliament. Their election was overseen by the *sheriff in the county court, in response to the king s summons. Cf. Mainpernor … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Knight of the post — Knight Knight, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shire — Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shire clerk — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shire mote — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shire reeve — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shire town — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shire wick — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English