Although lordly vassals might conventionally be referred to as "princes," the title of prince was not official in France until the 15th century, when members of the royal house came to be distinguished as "princes of the blood" (princes du sang) with specified rights of precedence; in 1711 they were granted precedence absolutely.
Although appointments were still made to the Serjeants-at-Law, the King's Serjeant and the King's Ancient Serjeant, and several Serjeants were granted patents of precedence which gave them superiority over QCs, the Victorian era saw a decline in appointments.
"We expect this unwarranted judicial activism, motivated by personal vendettas since his return to Pakistan to participate in the upcoming elections, will cease and the supreme court, without prejudice, will immediately grant necessary relief following precedence and the rule of law," added the spokesperson.
In place of the knighthood that might have been her husband's had he survived, Kathleen Scott was granted the rank and precedence of a widow of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
Melanie said, "I saw the amount of stress and amount of total devotion to your lab and your research and writing grants … the amount precedence that [a faculty career] took over every other aspect of your life" and decided she "couldn't stay in academia".
This did not limit his legal work, initially, with the seat being given without a requirement to attend or vote in a particular way, and the grant of a patent of precedence at the same time actually increased the demand on his time.
By the following day, the Royal Warrant of Precedence had been granted, and Shaw duly led the procession.
Upon taking the throne, William did not forget his nine surviving illegitimate children, creating his eldest son Earl of Munster and granting the other children the precedence of a younger son (or daughter) of a marquess.
At about the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Green v. Biddle, holding that land claims granted by Virginia in the District of Kentucky before Kentucky became a separate state took precedence over those later granted by the state of Kentucky if the two were in conflict.
His first address to the legislature was critical of the judiciary in general, especially the Supreme Court's recent decision in the case of Green v. Biddle which held that land claims granted by Virginia in the District of Kentucky prior to Kentucky becoming a separate state took precedence over those later granted by the state of Kentucky if the two were in conflict.
She took for granted that her wishes would simply take precedence over whatever else was going on in their lives.
