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Below :: Below (adv.) In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below..

Empire :: Empire (n.) The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire..

#NAME? :: -ric () A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority..

Pashalic :: Pashalic (n.) The jurisdiction of a pasha.

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..

Jurisdictive :: Jurisdictive (a.) Having jurisdiction.

Margraviate :: Margraviate (n.) The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.

Autocephalous :: Autocephalous (a.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches..

Leet :: Leet (n.) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held.

Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

Starched :: Star-chamber (n.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641..

Sucker :: Sucken (n.) The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain thither to be ground..

Fuero :: Fuero (n.) The jurisdiction of a tribunal.

Leetman :: Leetman (n.) One subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.

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

Chorepiscopus :: Chorepiscopus (n.) A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district..

Matriarchate :: Matriarchate (n.) The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.

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

Zamindari :: Zamindari (n.) The jurisdiction of a zamindar; the land possessed by a zamindar.

Precinct :: Precinct (n.) The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state..

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