Assertion: nobility's member | /r/PartOf | secular aristocracy
Facets:
value: by virtue of their offices
type: CAUSE
value: in the service of the king
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Members of the royal clergy (Norwegian: kongelig kapellgeistlighet), i.e. the clergy of the King's own chapels, which were subordinate only to the King and largely independent of the Church hierarchy in Norway, belonged to the secular aristocracy by virtue of their offices in the service of the King.