blessed
the blessed Virgin

CB
Companion of the (Order of the) Bath

CBE
...Companion of the (Order of

Charles
Charles the Bold

CIE
...Companion of the (Order of

Comoro
the Comoro Islands / the Comoros

DBE
...Commander of the Order of

encroachment
the encroachment on the rights of another

expanse
the expanses of the desert

Father
the Fathers of the Church

FPS
Fellow of the Philological Society

GBE
...Cross of the Order of

GCB
Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

hold off
the troops held off the enemy

KCB
...Commander of the (Order of

KG
Knight of the (Order of the) Garter

KT
Knight (of the Order) of the Thistle

latest
at the latest

MBE
...Member of the Order of

MEP
Member of the European Parliament

Molucca
the Molucca Islands / the Moluccas

nape
the nape of the neck

OBE
...Officer of the (Order of

region
the Arctic Regions

Romantic
the Romantic poets

Sabine
the Rape of the Sabines

sacrament
to give the last sacraments to

superciliary
the superciliary arches / the superciliary ridges

the
the blind

zodiac
the signs of the zodiac