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• Most — Most, adv. [AS. m[=ae]st. See {Most}, a.] In the greatest or highest degree. [1913 Webster] Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates. Milton. [1913 Webster] Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• illustrious — [[t]ɪlʌ̱striəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe someone as an illustrious person, you mean that they are extremely well known because they have a high position in society or they have done something impressive. ...the most illustrious… …   English dictionary

• Most Excellent Majesty — is a form of address in the United Kingdom. It is mainly used in Acts of Parliament, where the phrase the Queen s [King s] most Excellent Majesty is used in the enacting clause. The standard is as follows: “ BE IT ENACTED by the Queen s most… …   Wikipedia

• Pilgrim of the Most Illustrious Waves — Caspian Sea sturgeon, according to Ovid …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Illustrious class aircraft carrier — The Illustrious class was a class of aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that were some of the most important British warships in World War II (WWII). They were laid down in the late 1930s as part of the rearmament of British forces in response to …   Wikipedia

• Most Gracious Majesty — King James introduced Majesty as the official royal style to the exclusion of all others in Scotland, England and Ireland Most Gracious Majesty is a form of address in the United Kingdom. It is an elaborate version of Your Majesty and is only… …   Wikipedia

• Order of the Most Holy Annunciation — Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation Insignia of a Knight of the Most Holy Annunciation Awarded by …   Wikipedia

• Garter, The Most Noble Order of the — ▪ English knighthood       English order of knighthood founded by King Edward III in 1348, ranked as the highest British civil and military honour obtainable. Because the earliest records of the order were destroyed by fire, it is difficult for… …   Universalium

• The Union of the Two Noble and Illustrious Families of Lancaster and York — (Hall)    The Union of the Two Noble and Illustrious Families of Lancaster and York, a chronicle written by the Tudor historian Edward Hall (1498– 1547), was a major source for William Shakespeare’s four play cycle depicting the WARS OF THE ROSES …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

• List of orders and medals of Thailand — State decorations awarded by Thailand take the form of orders and medals. This page lists them by order of precedence. Contents 1 Royal decorations 2 Royal medals 2.1 Medals for acts of bravery …   Wikipedia

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium