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king's brief

king's brief noun: a royal mandate ordering collections to be made in chapels for building churches, etc.

Noun

king's brief

  1. (historical) A royal mandate ordering collections to be made in chapels for building churches, etc.

Questions about king's brief

What does king's brief mean?
King's brief means a royal mandate ordering collections to be made in chapels for building churches, etc.
What part of speech is king's brief?
King's brief is a noun.

Words near king's brief in the dictionary

  1. King Winter
  2. King's
  3. King's Bench
  4. king's bishop's pawn
  5. king's bishop's pawns
  6. king's brief
  7. king's cake
  8. king's cakes
  9. King's Caple
  10. King's Cliffe
  11. king's coin

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