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- proper noun Plural form of
March .
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- noun a region in central Italy
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Examples
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William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, was currently serving as a privy councilor, captain-general of English contingent at St. Quentin, and lord president of the council in Marches of Wales. 120
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In this account, Duwes emphasizes that Mary's servants are courtiers and that Mary's household on the Welsh Marches is a viceregal court.
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When William of Normandy conquered England, he rewarded his followers with fiefs: in England, while English land remained so to be parceled out; afterwards (he and his successors) with unconquered lands in Wales, and then in Ireland. they were to carve out baronies and earldoms for themselves; and the Celtic lands thus stolen became known as the Marches: their rulers, more or less independent, but doing homage to the king, as Lords
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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"Is it worth trading away the Sword Marches for it?" asked Tawnos.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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They launched a brief raid into the Sword Marches, which provoked a counterraid deep into the desert before it ran out of both supplies and enemies.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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The last was from a young man from the Sword Marches of the far north, who grew so frustrated that he head-butted the statue.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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"What is the situation along the Sword Marches?" asked the warlord.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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The messages started arriving soon after the Fallaji reached the borders of the Sword Marches, arriving at regular intervals, as Urza had ordered.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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Now rumors of invasion of the Sword Marches or of the trans-Mardun territories were regular fare in the inns and taverns, and many of the merchants spoke of relocating to the coastal provinces for the duration of the hostilities.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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The latter had been flown all the way from the Sword Marches and were kept cool and wrapped in damp cloths.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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