Comes de Fyf

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Comes de Fyf is the Latin designation historically used for the medieval Scottish noble title known in English as the Earl of Fife.

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Comes de Fyf canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin title
historical title designation
medieval Scottish noble title
associatedWithNobilityClass Scottish nobility
associatedWithRealm Kingdom of Scotland
correspondsToModernArea Fife
surface form: Fife, Scotland
denotesTerritorialLordship Fife
equivalentTitleInEnglish Earl of Fife
equivalentTitleInScots Colbán, Earl of Fife
surface form: Erl of Fyfe
hasAbbreviationOfRank comes
hasEnglishName Earl of Fife
hasEtymologyComponent Fyf (Latinized form of Fife)
comes (Latin for earl or count)
hasFeudalContext Scottish feudal system
hasJurisdictionType earldom
hasLanguage Latin
hasNobilityRank earl
hasRegion Fife
hasScriptForm Latin alphabet
hasTitleCategory hereditary peerage title
territorial earldom
hasTitleHolderType Scottish earl
hasTitleStyle comes
isHistorical true
refersTo Earl of Fife
usedIn medieval Scotland
usedInDocuments Latin charters
medieval legal records
royal charters
usedPrimarilyInPeriod Middle Ages

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Earl of Fife LatinName Comes de Fyf