Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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KaiserEmperor of Germany before and during the First World War. | |
Kenyon, LordMP for Denbigh boroughs. Closely involved in the passing of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889. | |
Khaki ElectionThe election fought after the Boer War. | |
Kindred systemA system of land holding by groups of kinsmen with a common ancestor. | |
KnightsKnights of the shire — members of Parliament for county constituencies. | |
Knight’s feeA parcel of land for the tenure of which the holder provided one armed knight for the lord’s military service. | |
Knights HospitallersKnights Hospitallers and Templars were religious orders created at the beginning of the twelfth century. They were military orders arising out of the religious wars of Christendom against Islam in the Holy Land and in Spain. | |
Knights TemplarsSee Knights Hospitallers. | |