单词 | order of the thistle |
释义 | Order of the Thistlenounan ancient Scottish order of knighthood revived by James VII of Scotland in 1687. It consists of the sovereign, 16 knights brethren, and extra members created by statute. It is the equivalent of the Order of the Garter, and is usually conferred on ScotsAlso called: the Thistle Words nearby Order of the Thistleorder of magnitude, Order of Merit, Order of Military Merit, order of the day, Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, order paper, order port, orders, order someone about, ordinal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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