transmarine

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The Abbey of Lessay had transmarine jurisdiction and the right of presentation to the Priory of Boxgrove and other endowments in the diocese of Chichester.

From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.

Orders were therefore sent from Whitehall to the governors of the transmarine possessions of the Crown, directing them to be on the watch for him.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, are to be separated from England, which is of course to detach itself from all its transmarine dependencies.

From Auguste Comte and Positivism by Mill, John Stuart

While the kingdom of France was weak, monarchs like Henry II. and Richard I. might dream of extending their transmarine possessions to the detriment of their suzerain at Paris.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

Germany, however, is not well favoured with respect to seaports, for in its transmarine trade it is largely dependent on foreign seaports—namely, ports in Belgium, Holland, France, Italy, and Austria.

From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Eaton, Seymour