 | Court companion - 1804 - 258 pages
...England was Varassour, which, by the Saxons, was changed En m into Thane, and by the Normans into Union. Many of this rank are named in the History of England,...assisted, or been summoned to parliament} but such is the deficieney of public records, that the first precept to be found is of no higher date than the 49th... | |
 | John Debrett - 1820 - 860 pages
...limitations of the patent, and is extremely ancient ; and its original name in England was Vavaasour, which by the Saxons was changed into Thane, and by...had assisted, or been summoned to parliament; but from the deficiency of public records, it has so happened that the first precept to be found, bears... | |
 | John Debrett - 1823 - 894 pages
...; and its original name in England was IVramntr, which hy the Saxons was changed into Thane, and hy the Normans into Baron. Many of this rank are named in the History of England, and nndonbtedly had assisted, or heen snmmoned to parliament ; hnt from the de6ciency of pnblic records,... | |
 | John Debrett - 1828 - 716 pages
...England was I'arasionr, which by the Saxons wa» changed into Titane, and by the Normans into Barm. Many of this rank are named in the History of England,...had assisted, or been summoned to parliament ; but, from tile deficiency of public records, it has so happened that the first precept to be fouud bears... | |
 | Thomas Robson (engraver.) - 1830 - 694 pages
...abundant means of defence. It is said, the original name of this dignity in England was vauassour, which by the Saxons was changed into thane : and by the Normans ' into that of baron. It was anciently used in a more extended signification, to denote free- born men ; and... | |
 | John Debrett - 1836 - 902 pages
...limitations of the patent. It is extremely ancient; and its original name in England wae, Уаеаажмг, which by the Saxons was changed into Thane, and by the Normans into Вотт. Many of this rank are named in the History of England, and undoubtedly had assisted, or been... | |
 | P. Austin Nuttall - Archaeology - 1840 - 722 pages
...the most ancient of the degrees of nobility. Its original name in England was Vavasour, or Vavassor; which by the Saxons was changed into Thane, and by the Normans into Baron. That the harons of England were powerful before the Conquest, is evident, from Howard Earl of Kent... | |
 | John Debrett - 1840 - 912 pages
...limitations of the patent. It is extremely ancient; and its original name in England was Vavaisonr, which by the Saxons was changed into Thane, and by the Normans into Karon. Many of this rank are named in the history of England, and undoubtedly had assisted, or been... | |
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1841 - 586 pages
...previously. BARONS. The dignity of baron is extremely ancient : its original name in England was Vavasour, which, by the Saxons was changed into Thane, and by...the history of England, and undoubtedly had assisted in, or had been summoned to parliament ; but such is the deficiency of public records, that the first... | |
 | British history - 1849 - 328 pages
...barons,—February 1440. « The dignity of Baron is extremely ancient; its original name in England was Vavasour, which by the Saxons was changed into Thane, and by the Normans into Barm. Barons were first summoned to parliament, 1205, but such is the deficiency of the public records,... | |
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Vavasour, which, by the Saxons was changed into Thane, and by the Normans into Baron. Many of this rank are named in the history of England, and undoubtedly had assisted... 
