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Lord Lyon King of Arms, Scotland: The officer in Scotland who oversees the king's heralds. The Lord Lyon King of Arms is responsible for the right to use coats of arms; therefore, he maintains pedigrees of families entitled to use coats of arms. | Lord Lyon King of Arms, Scotland: The officer in Scotland who oversees the king's heralds. The Lord Lyon King of Arms is responsible for the right to use coats of arms; therefore, he maintains pedigrees of families entitled to use coats of arms. | ||
Lord of regality, Scotland: A titled individual to whom the Crown granted extensive property (regality) which came with civil and criminal jurisdictional powers almost as great as those of the crown. The jurisdiction was much wider than that granted to a baron. These were mostly abolished in 1747. | Lord of regality, Scotland: A titled individual to whom the Crown granted extensive property (regality) which came with civil and criminal jurisdictional powers almost as great as those of the crown. The jurisdiction was much wider than that granted to a baron. These were mostly abolished in 1747. | ||
Lost at sea: A sailor who disappeared at sea but who could not be confirmed dead. | Lost at sea: A sailor who disappeared at sea but who could not be confirmed dead. | ||
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Lyman Copeland Draper Collection: A collection of diaries, correspondence, original documents, notes, and oral interviews collected by Draper from residents of Kentucky and Tennessee. He collected these records from the 1830s to 1891. | Lyman Copeland Draper Collection: A collection of diaries, correspondence, original documents, notes, and oral interviews collected by Draper from residents of Kentucky and Tennessee. He collected these records from the 1830s to 1891. | ||
Lysningar: The Swedish word for marriage banns or intentions.<br><!--{12077886320370} --> <!--{12077886320371} --><!--{12077886320372} --> | Lysningar: The Swedish word for marriage banns or intentions.<br><!--{12077886320370} --> <!--{12077886320371} --><!--{12077886320372} --> | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||