Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
Master of the Rolls.
The Vice-Chancellor of England.
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
Judges and Barons of the degree of the Coif, according to seniority
Viscounts' younger Sons.
Barons' younger Sons.
Baronets.
Knights of the Bath.
Knights Commanders of the Bath.
Field and Flag Officers.
Knights Bachelors.
Masters in Chancery.
Doctors graduate.
Serjeants at Law.
Esquires of the King's Body.
Esquires of the Knights of the Bath.
Esquires by creation.
Esquires by office.
Clergymen, Barristers at Law, Officers in the Royal Navy and Army who
are Gentlemen by Profession, and Gentlemen entitled to bear arms.
Citizens.
Burgesses.

The Lords Spiritual of Ireland rank next after the Lords Spiritual of
Great Britain; the priority of signing any treaty or public instrument
by the members of the government is always taken by rank of place, not
by title.

The style prefixed to the titles of the peerage of Great Britain and
Ireland are as follows :--

Princes of the Blood, His Royal Highness.
Archbishops, His Grace.
Dukes, The Most Noble His Grace.
Marquesses, the Most Honorable.
Earls, Viscounts, and Barons, The Right Honorable.
Bishops, The Right Reverend.

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DICTIONARY OF HERALDIC TERMS.

ABAISSE. A French word, generally used in heraldry instead of the
English word abased. When the fess, or any other ordinary properly
placed above the fess point of the shield, is brought below it, that
ordinary is said to be _abaisse_.

ABATEMENT. Any figure added to coats of arms tending to lower
the dignity or station of the bearer. Thus, the baton, denoting
illegitimacy, is an abatement: so, also, are the differences in coats
of arms showing the degrees of consanguinity.

ADDORSED. Any animals set back to back. See LION.

ALLERION. An eagle displayed, without beak or feet.

[Illustration: Allerion]

Ex. Argent, an allerion gules.

ALTERNATE. Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.

AMETHYST. A precious stone of a violet colour, the name of which was
formerly used instead of purpure, to denote the purple tincture when
emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

ANNULET. A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.

[Illustration: Annulet]

Ex. Azure, an annulet argent. Annulets are added to arms f