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Nova Scotia Knight
Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a hereditary title conferred by James I on 150 persons granted extensive land holdings in what is now the Maritimes.
Quotations
1864
Those who have the courage to be candid will be inclined to admit that in their minds a haze of uncertainty has hovered for a long time as to the exact meaning of the words "U.E. Loyalists," as well as that of "Nova Scotia Knights."