• Study Field

I. Those differences whereby men under a Political Relation, are di∣stinguished from one another,* according to their several ranks, are styled, DEGREES, Place, Quality, Rank, Order, Scutcheon, Coat of Arms, Herald.

To which may be opposed the word PARITY, Levelling.

These are either

• More general; according to the first common Difference of ‖ govern∣ing, namely such to whom doth belong the power and care of direct∣ing others in their duty, and rewarding or punishing them accord∣ingly: or governed, namely such as are under this Power.
  • MAGISTRATE, Rector, Governour, Regent, Rule-er, Dominion, Sway, Consul, President, Provost, Warden, Head, Territory, Seigniory, Ma∣jor, Baylif, Syndic, States, Iurisdiction.
  • SUBJECT-ion, Vassal, submit, Homage, Liegeman, Private person, truckle, Vnderling.
• More particular; relating to
  • Kinds of principal Magistrates; which have great variety of Titles in several Countries, not necessary to be distinctly provided for here, excepting onely such as are either; ‖ Sovereign: or Homagers to some other.
    • KING, Sovereign, Emperor, Imperial, Monarch, Queen, regal, royal, Majesty, reign, Kingdom, Lord, Dynasty, Sultan, Cham, Liege Lord, Regent, Realm, Diadem, Crown, Coronation, Scepter, Throne, en∣throne, Viceroy.
    • PRINCE, Potentate.
  • Orders of Subjects.
    • Higher.
      • More general; comprehending the ‖ greater: or lesser Nobility.
        • LORD, Peer, Nobleman, honourable, Patrician, Duke, Mar∣quess, Earl, Count, Viscount, Baron.
        • GENTLEMAN, Gentry, Knight, Esquire, Sir, Madam, Wor∣ship-ful, Gentil-ity, Wellborn.
      • More special; with relation to the Degrees in liberal Professions; either ‖ perfect: or inchoate.
        • GRADUATE, commence, Degree, Doctor, Master, Rabbi.
        • CANDIDATE, Batchelor, Inceptor, canvas, sue, stand for.
    • Middle; considered
      • Aggregately.
        • PEOPLE, Folk, Commonalty, Community, mean, obscure, igno∣ble, Plebeian, Populacie, popular, populous.
      • Segregately; as they are Inhabitants either in ‖ Cities: or the Countrey
        • CITIZEN, Free-man, enfranchise, Denizon, Townsman.
        • YEOMAN.
  • Lower sort; considered
    • Aggregately.
      • RABBLE, Vulgus, Tag-rag, base.
    • Segregately; according to their want of ‖ Dignity: or Wealth.
      • VILLAIN, Varlet, Rascal, Peasant, Boor, servile, Sirrah, Vassal, base.
      • BEGGAR, Rogue, Mendicant, Shake-ragg.

• Conditions of men; as having ‖ a right to dispose of themselves: or not.
  • FREE-MAN, liberal, enfranchise, Burgess,
  • SLAVE, emancipate, manumit, servile, illiberal, Bondman, Bon∣dage, Thraldom, enthrall, enslave, serve, Droyl, Drudge.