marquis n. 侯爵 贵族级别中的第二位，仅次于公爵〔duke〕。在英国，第一位侯爵是1386年理查二世册封的都柏林侯爵〔Marquis of Dublin〕罗伯特·德·维尔〔Robert de Vere〕，当时他是牛津伯爵〔Earl of Oxford〕。侯爵被国王在皇家授权状中称为「our right trusty and entirely beloved cousin」，其称谓是「most honorable」。侯爵的妻子的正式称谓是侯爵夫人〔marchioness〕，非正式称谓则在姓氏前加「夫人」〔lady〕，如「Lady Carabas」。侯爵的长子一般在礼仪上享有其家族的伯爵称号，其它儿子则在姓名前加「贵族」〔lord〕，女儿则加称「小姐」〔lady〕，侯爵在世期间，其长孙则使用其父所用称谓的下一级本族称谓。
consanguinity (kon-sang-gwin-[schwa]-tee), n. The relationship of persons of the same blood or origin. See prohibited degree under DEGREE. Cf. AFFINITY; AFFINITAS AFFINITATIS. [Cases: Incest 5; Marriage 10. C.J.S. Incest § 4; Marriage § 17.] — consanguineous, adj. “In the mode of computing the degrees of consanguinity, the civil law … begins with the intestate, and
nephew. 1. The son of a person’s brother or sister; sometimes understood to include the son of a person’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law. • This term is extended in some wills to include a grandnephew. Cf. NIECE. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 32. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 40–41.] half nephew. The son of one’s half brother
A relative who is not in the direct line of descent, such as a cousin. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 32–41. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 29, 38–49.]
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