what does the "ster" ending in dorchester, leicester and lancaster mean?
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Jennerfer... is right on the money.  And Latin castrum led to Norman French and then English "castle" and Old French and then English "chateau".
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The Red Rose is the national symbol of England, ever since the House of Lancaster, who adopted the rose as their emblem, defeated the House of York way back in 1487. The Lion stems from the English coat of arms. I guess both factions wanted to adopt a national recognisable symbol for their sport.
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It means a near-equal companion to a reigning member of royalty. So Duke of Edinborough is a consort to Queen Elizabeth---he is her husband, but not quite her equal since there can only be one reigning monarch on the throne of England---and Queen Elizabeth is it.\n\nSometimes the term is also applied to diplomatic companions.
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You aren't giving the exact quote.  But I think 1) Chillingworth (or there's a slight chance it might be Mistress Hibbins).  2)  Dimmesdale (or maybe Hester). 3) Chillingworth, definetely.\nHope it helped.
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There is no capital of London,London is the capital of England, or the letter L
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Stutsbury derives from Old English around the early 13th Century. It is a conjugation of two words.\nThe word "stutte" meaning to stop, stay or remain.\nThe word "bury" (today's borough) meaning a manor house or an enclosed fortified place.\n\nMost likely the Family name was assigned because a distant relative was the proprietor or owner of such a safe place along an ancient road or trade route.
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It is a British term of endearment.
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"Back in the day", street names were often just given based on where the road went.  If the road went to London, it was called London Road.  If the road was the main street in the town, it was called Main Street.\n\nNowadays, property developers normally include street name proposals in the plans they put forward to the local councils for approval and planning permission
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http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newaddr=&taddr=1500s+48th+st&csz=Auburn%2C+NE&country=us&tcsz=Lincoln%2C+Ne.+68506&tcountry=us
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(P)laster (O)f (P)aris\n\nPOP!
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It has four quarters - 1st (going clockwise), a stag's head surrounded by laurel. 2nd, six martlets and three gold balls on a diagonal bar, with the arms of the Stuart in the corner. 3rd, the Stuart arms, and 4th, three lozenzes inside a border.\n\nThe supporters are a horse and stag, and the crests are an eagle, an eagle's leg issuing from three ostrich feathers, a lion and an escrol (bird).
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I don't think it was derived from the astrological sign Libra, but from the Latin word "libra" which means scales or balance.  The British symbol for pound sterling (actually a stylized L) derives from the same word.
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The connection with Latin "libra" meaning "scales" is correct.  But WHY (you may ask) use a Latin abbreviation instead of an English one?\n\nFirst note that "lb(s)" is one of MANY Latin abbreviations used in English. \n\nThis is rooted in the important role Latin played for centuries as THE universal academic language in Europe.    Eventually officials and scholars begn to write in their native languages.  But "many Latin abbreviations continued to be used due to their precise simplicity and also Latin's status as a learned language."\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_abbreviations\n(Also includes a list of many of the abbreviations that are still used.)\n\n--------\nA related (?) observation on usage --\n\nIn general, when you see the Latin abbreviation, do NOT speak the Latin expression.  Use its English equivalent.  (Most people do that for abbreviations where they are not sure exactly what the Latin is, but insist on saying "et cetera" rather than simply "and so forth" or even "id est" instead of just "that is".)
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It simply means someone was killed there. Sometimes the number of crosses indicates how many people died. \n.--\nWell I'm wrong again. I've never seen these giant crosses.\nSmall crosses along the side of the road indicate a traffic death. I found your link though. Here you go.
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england:  lion\naustraila : none (see 2nd reference)
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the story of  the British Isles from the first Roman Invasion to the fateful culmination known as the\nBattle of Hastings which was fought  between King Harold II of England and Duke William of  Normandy\ngo to the following sit it tells you everything and wow\nhttp://www.battle1066.com
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It's 'Magpie' according to the New Exeter Statue. Not sure about the letters, though. Must be 'magpie' in Middle English.