Merquus of Pawerschoof
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Marquess: British noble rank, above an earl but below a Duke
- Equus (Latin): horse; this passage is foliated with terms relating to horses
- Viscount Powerscourt: A title in the Peerage of Ireland, held by the Wingfield family of County Wicklow. Their primary estate was in Enniskerry; however, in 1774 the third Viscount built a townhouse on South William Street in Dublin. It stands today as a shopping centre, but is still widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest Georgian houses.
- Paw, hoof: Continuing the horse-related foliation
- hof (Danish): court
- erschuf (German): created
- schoof (Dutch) - sheaf
