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It is common, but incorrect, to speak of peerage dignities which are dormant (i.e. unclaimed) as being in abeyance. | It is common, but incorrect, to speak of peerage dignities which are dormant (i.e. unclaimed) as being in abeyance. | ||
==History== | ==History in the United Kingdom== | ||
The most common use of the term is in the case of English [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage dignities]]. Most English peerages pass to heirs-male, but the ancient [[baron]]ies created by writ, as well as some very old earldoms, pass instead to heirs-general (by cognatic primogeniture). In this system, sons are preferred from eldest to youngest, the heirs of a son over the next son, and any son over daughters, but there is no preference among daughters: they or their heirs inherit equally. | The most common use of the term is in the case of English [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage dignities]]. Most English peerages pass to heirs-male, but the ancient [[baron]]ies created by writ, as well as some very old earldoms, pass instead to heirs-general (by cognatic primogeniture). In this system, sons are preferred from eldest to youngest, the heirs of a son over the next son, and any son over daughters, but there is no preference among daughters: they or their heirs inherit equally. | ||
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===Peerage titles currently in abeyance=== | ===Peerage titles currently in abeyance=== | ||
* [[Viscount Boschert]] | * [[Viscount Boschert]] | ||
[[Category:Peerage of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Peerage of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Law in Westarctica]] | [[Category:Law in Westarctica]] | ||