The sovereign, ruler, or chief executive magistrate of a state or nation whose constitution is of the kind called "monarchical" is thus named if a man; if it be a woman, she is called "queen." The word expresses the idea of one who rules singly over a whole people or has the highest executive power; but the office may be either hereditary or elective, and the sovereignty of the … [Read more...]

(Kirby's Quest) An ancient record remaining with the remembrancer of the English Exchequer, so called from being the inquest of John De Kirby, treasurer to Edward I. … [Read more...]

A country where an officer called a "king" exercises the powers of government, whether the same be absolute or limited. In some kingdoms, the executive officer may be a woman, who is called a "queen." … [Read more...]

In English law. An ancient record remaining with the remembrancer of the exchequer, being an inquisition or survey of all the lands in England; taken in the reign of Edward I. by John de Kirby, his treasurer. Blount; Cowell … [Read more...]

An English advocate who holds, In the courts in which the rules of the canon and civil law prevail, a similar position to that which the attorney general holds in the ordinary courts, i. e, he acts as counsel for the crown In ecclesiastical, admiralty, and probate cases, and advises the crown on questions of international law. In order of precedence it seems that he ranks after … [Read more...]