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{{Genealogical terms}} | {{Genealogical terms}} | ||
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Caboclo, Brazil | '''Cabinda, Brazil''' | ||
*A term used in Brazilian Catholic Church registers to describe a person from the Cabinda region of Angola. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | |||
'''Cabo-verde, Brazil''' | |||
A term used in Brazilian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of Indian and African. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | |||
'''Caboclo, Brazil''' | |||
A term used in Brazilian Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | |||
Cabra, Brazil: A term used in Brazilian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of African and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | Cabra, Brazil: A term used in Brazilian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of African and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | ||
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Cornet, British: The fifth-ranking commissioned officer in a British infantry. The cornet carries the colors. The rank is equal with the ensign in the cavalry. | Cornet, British: The fifth-ranking commissioned officer in a British infantry. The cornet carries the colors. The rank is equal with the ensign in the cavalry. | ||
'''Cornish''': A member of the ethno-linguistic group which originated in Cornwall. A speaker of the Brythonic Celtic language of Cornwall. | '''Cornish''': A member of the ethno-linguistic group which originated in Cornwall. A speaker of the Brythonic Celtic language of Cornwall. | ||
Coroner: A public official who inquires into deaths of people who did not die under the care of a physician or people whose deaths may not have been due to natural causes. | Coroner: A public official who inquires into deaths of people who did not die under the care of a physician or people whose deaths may not have been due to natural causes. | ||
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Curtesy: The right a husband had to his deceased wife's real property. The husband received all of his wife's property, providing they had legitimate children who were born alive. | Curtesy: The right a husband had to his deceased wife's real property. The husband received all of his wife's property, providing they had legitimate children who were born alive. | ||
Customs passenger list: Passenger lists that masters of ships submitted to United States customs officials when ships arrived in the United States. | Customs passenger list: Passenger lists that masters of ships submitted to United States customs officials when ships arrived in the United States. | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||