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41Politics of the United Kingdom — The politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government.… …
42estates of the realm — The lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the commons of Great Britain. 1 Bl. Comm. 153. Sometimes called the three estates. Inasmuch as the lords spiritual had no separate assembly or negative in their political capacity, some authorities… …
43estates of the realm — The lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the commons of Great Britain. 1 Bl. Comm. 153. Sometimes called the three estates. Inasmuch as the lords spiritual had no separate assembly or negative in their political capacity, some authorities… …
44History of the formation of the United Kingdom — The complex evolution of the states of the British Isles. Those states evolved from the conquests and mergers of earlier states. The history of the formation of the United Kingdom has involved personal and political union across Great Britain and …
45Spiritual peers — Peer Peer, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.] 1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate. [1913 Webster] In song he never had his peer.… …
46Law of the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom has three legal systems. [ [http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Gtgl1/GuideToGovernment/Judiciary/DG 4003097 The UK has three legal systems, operating in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ] , direct.gov.uk, accesses 12… …
47spiritual — spiritually, adv. spiritualness, n. /spir i chooh euhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal. 2. of or pertaining to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature: a spiritual approach to life. 3.… …
48The Peers — Peer Peer, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.] 1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate. [1913 Webster] In song he never had his peer.… …
49spiritual — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French espirital, spiritual, from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin, of breathing, of wind, from spiritus Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, consisting of, or… …
50spiritual — spir•it•u•al [[t]ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature 2) rel of or pertaining to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature 3) rel of or pertaining to sacred things… …
