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Soc :: Soc (n.) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction..

Court-baron :: Court-baron (n.) An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward; a baron's court; -- now fallen into disuse..

Liberty :: Liberty (n.) The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or jurisdiction is exercised..

Proconsulate :: Proconsulate (n.) The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office..

Collection :: Collection (n.) The jurisdiction of a collector of excise.

Pastorate :: Pastorate (n.) The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor..

Catholicos :: Catholicos (n.) The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis..

Seigniory :: Seigniory (n.) The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.

Ignoramus :: Ignoramus (n.) We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is, No bill, No true bill, or Not found, though in some jurisdictions Ignored is still used..

Seneschalship :: Seneschalship (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a seneschal..

Principality :: Principality (n.) The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales..

Episcopal :: Episcopal (a.) Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system..

Thanage :: Thanage (n.) The district in which a thane anciently had jurisdiction; thanedom.

Court :: Court (n.) Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical..

Constablery :: Constablery (n.) The district or jurisdiction of a constable.

Riding :: Riding (n.) One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of a reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the West, Riding..

Syndicate :: Syndicate (n.) The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a council, or body of syndics..

Province :: Province (n.) The proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere.

Exterritoriality :: Exterritoriality (n.) The state of being free from the jurisdiction of a country when within its territorial limits.

Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation..

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