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Definition of Cornetcies
1. cornetcy [n] - See also: cornetcy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornetcies
Literary usage of Cornetcies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Constitutional Documents Illustrating South African History, 1795-1910 by George von Welfling Eybers (1918)
"An Act.—For the Creation of Educational Boards in the Field-cornetcies, Villages,
and Towns of this Colony on which the Local Regulations of each shall be ..."
2. The Viceroy's Post-bag: Correspondence, Hitherto Unpublished, of the Earl of by Michael MacDonagh (1904)
"... and cornetcies. I rather fear his RH will make many difficulties, for surely
it is very hard upon Irish gentlemen who recommend their sons for ..."
3. Water Supply of South Africa and Facilities for the Storage of it by John Croumbie Brown (1877)
"Two superior water-mills have been erected on the two last-named farm—one on each.
" Field cornetcies of Wiltshire.—One furrow on E. Webb's farm, ..."
4. History of the British Colonies by Robert Montgomery Martin (1835)
"The village of Stellen- bosch, containing the first and second cornetcies, is
picturesquely situate at the head of a valley, almost surrounded by mountains, ..."
5. Notes on South African Affairs by William Binnington Boyce (1839)
"Why cannot the Field-cornetcies be formed into parishes or municipalities, and
make local arrangements for the protection of property, &c. ..."
6. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1852)
"The cornetcies are governed by a petty magistrate, who is called a veld cornet.
These extend over a distance of about twenty miles, and under him is ..."
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