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    backstairs
    /ˈbakstɛːz/

    plural

    • 1. stairs at the back or side of a building.

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    Jul 3, 2024 · Definitions of backstair. adjective. secret and sly or sordid. synonyms: backstairs, furtive. covert. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.

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    Jun 23, 2024 · Updated. Jun 23, 2024, 08:11 PM. Published. Jun 23, 2024, 06:15 PM. SINGAPORE – There needs to be a broader definition of success in Singapore that goes beyond narrow metrics of academic and...

  4. www.british-history.ac.uk › office-holders › vol11The bedchamber: Pages of the Bedchamber 1660-c. 1822

    Jul 12, 2024 · During the reign of Anne the holders of the offices were designated `pages of the backstairs'. After 1760 this description was applied to a distinct body of pages. (fn. 3) The pages of the bedchamber last occur in published lists in 1822.

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    Jul 17, 2024 · Check your understanding of English words with definitions in your own language using Cambridge's corpus-informed translation dictionaries and the Password and Global dictionaries from K Dictionaries.

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    5 days ago · In 1825 those to the duke's gallery, backstairs and German chancery received an additional £30 per annum apiece in compensation for the loss of lodgings consequent upon renovations at St. James's Palace.

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    Jul 17, 2024 · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

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    Jul 17, 2024 · A species (pl.: species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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    Jul 16, 2024 · In this article, you will learn a list of common adjectives starting with B in English with ESL picture and example sentences. Learning those words will help you enhance your vocabulary words. Adjectives that Start with B. Adjectives that Start with B to Describe a Person.

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    Jul 14, 2024 · 2. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Act” means the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); (b) “Certifying Authority” for the purpose of Digital Signature Certificate means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a Digital Signature Certificate under section 24 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) and the Certified ...

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