Note 273 — NOTES TO CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE. CANTO II.
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["Effendi," derived from the Greek αὐθέντης, through the Romaic ἀφέντης, an "absolute master," is a title borne by distinguished civilians.
The Spanish order of St. James of Compostella was founded circ. A.D. 1170.]