Annulment

[From Fr. annuller, to annul.] The act of annulling; cancellation; nullification. Annulo'sa, n. pl. [From Lat. annulus, a ring.] ( Zool.) of Order of the Neck-chain or Collar; raised in 1720 by Victor A made us to be the first order of the kingdom of Savoy, under the name of Ordine suprema dell' annunciatu. The present king of Italy, Victor Emmanuel is grand-master of the order. The decoration is a gold medal, worn suspended by a gold chain on which is represented the Annunciation, surrounded by love-knots. The knights wear also on the left breast a star embroidered in gold. They are not limited in number, but must be of high rank, and already admitted to the orders of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus.