The new world of English words, or, A general dictionary containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... : to which are added the significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world ...
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
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- Available, profitable.
- Avant, (French) forward, also a Term of disdain, as much as to say, away, out of my sight.
- Avarice, (Lat.) covetousnesse.
- Avaricum, a Town of Gallia, Aquitanica, now called Bourges, by some Chasteau∣neuf.
- Aubades, (French) songs, or instrumen∣tal musick, sung, or play'd under any ones Chamber-window in the morning, from Aube the morning.
- Auben•y, or Albeney, see D'anbeney.
- Auctour, (Lat.) an increaser, also the same as Author.
- Aucupation, (Lat.) fouling, also a greedy looking after gain.
- Audacity, (Lat.) boldnesse.
- Audley, see Awdley.
- Audience, (Lat.) hearing, also a great concourse of people coming to hear any Oration delivered in publick.
- Auditor, (Lat.) a hearer, also an Officer of the King, or any other great personage, appointed to hear, and examin the accounts of all under Officers, and to make up a ge∣neral book, which shews the difference be∣tween their receipts and allowances.
- Audry, the name of an English Saint, the first foundresse of Ely Church, some think it contracted from the Saxon word, Ethel∣red.
- Avenant, agreeable.
- Avenage, (French) a certain quantity of Oates, which a Landlord receives in stead of some other duties.
- Avenio, a Citie of Gallia Narbonensis, which hath been the seat of divers Popes, now called Avignon, this Citie hath seven Palaces, seven Parishes, seven Monasteries, seven Colledges, seven Inn's, and seven Gates.
- Aventinus, one of the seven Hills of Rome.
- Avenue, (French) a Term in fortificati∣on, signifying the space that is left for pas∣sage to and fro, in, and out a Camp, Garri∣son, or Quarter.
- Aver, (old word) bribery.
- Aver, (French) affirm, to justifie.
- Average, from the old Latin word Ave∣ria, which signifies a beast; it being a ser∣vice, which a Tenant does unto the Lord by horse, or carriage of horse, and so the Kings Averages are 〈◊〉 Kings carriages by horse, or cart, it is also a contribution that Merchants and others make, towards the losses of those, who have their goods cast into the Sea for the safeguard of the ship.
- Averdupois, (French) it signifies in Com∣mon-law, a weight of 16 Ounces, whereas Troy-weight hath but 12. also such Mer∣chandizes as are weighed by this weight.
- Averie, a place where Oates, or Proven∣der for the Kings horses was kept, or a Christian name, signifying as much as gi∣ven in wish from the Dutch Alberia.
- Averment, a Term in law, when the De∣fendant offers to justifie an exception pleaded in abatement of the Plaintiffs act.
- Avernus, a Lake in Campania near Baiae, whose vapours were so deadly, that birds were kill'd as they flew over, which made the ancients think it to be a descent into Hell.
- Averpenny, money contributed towards the Kings Averages.
- Averruncation, (Lat.) a Term in Husban∣dry, it being a lopping off of superfluous branches.
- Averrun•us, a certain God among the Romans, who was said to avert all evils, as Hercules among the Greeks, was called A∣lexicacus.
- Aversion, (Lat.) a secret hatred without any apparent reason, it may be taken in the same sence as Antipathy. Artamenes, also a turning away.
- Aufidena, a Citie of Italy among the Ca∣raceni, which is yet standing.
- Page [unnumbered]Augeas, King of Elis, the son of Sol and Nauphridame, he had a stable which held 3000 Oxen, which Hercules cleansed by bringing in the River Alpheus, but being denied his pay, he killed Augeas, and made his son Phileus King.
- Augmentation, (Lat.) an increasing, the Court of augmentation, was a Court ere∣cted by Henry the eighth, for the increase of the Revenues of the Crown, by the sup∣pression of Abbies and religious houses.
- Augre, a Carpenters tool, a wimble.
- Augrim, the same as Algorithme, skill in numbring.
- Augrimstones, stones to cast account with.
- Augurie, (Lat.) South-saying, Divinati∣on by the voices, or flying of birds.
- Augures-staff, a certain wand, which the Augures used to hold in their hand, when they made their divinations.
- August, Royal, Majestical, Illustrious, from Octavius Augustus,•he second Roman Em∣perour, after whom 〈◊〉 the succeeding Ro∣man Emperours, were honoured with that Title, also the name of the sixth moneth from March, otherwise called Sextilis.
- Augustal's, (Lat.) feasts kept in honour of Augustus.
- Augustan Confession, (Lat.) the confession of faith made by the Protestants at Aus∣purgg in Germany, in the year 1530.
- Augustin, or Austin, the name of one of the fathers, who was Bishop of Hippo, also a proper name of divers men from Augustus, i. Majestical.
- Augustin, or Austin Fryers, an Order of Fryers, of the institution of St. Austin.
- Augu•tinians, a Sect of Hereticks, other∣wise called Sacramentaries, who hold that Heaven Gates are not opened till the gene∣ral Resurrection, they were instituted by Andreas Car•lostadius, in the year 1524. afterwards confirmed by Augustin a Bohe∣mian.
- Aviary, (Lat.) a great Cage, or place where birds are kept.
- Avice, a womans name, in Latin Hawisia, or Helwisa, contracted from Hildevig, signi∣fying in Saxon, Lady Defence.
- Avidity, (Lat.) covetousnesse, greedi∣nesse of gain.
- Aniso, (Spanish) an advertisement, or advice.
- Aulick, (Lat.) belonging to the Court.
- Aulis, a Haven in Boeotia, where the Gre∣cian Princes met, and joyned forces to go to the siege of Troy.
- Aulnegeor, (French) an Officer of the King, who looks to the Assize of Woollen Cloath, made throughout the land, and hath two Seals ordained him for that pur∣pose.
- Aumener, (old word) a Cupboard.
- Aumer, (old word) Amber.
- Auncient demeasn, a Term in Common-law, signifying a publick Tribute by a Te∣nure, whereby all Mannours belonging to the Crown, in the dayes of Edgar, or Saint Edward did hold.
- Auntreth, (old word) maketh adven∣ture.
- Avocation, (Lat.) a calling away.
- Avoirdupois, see Averdupois.
- Avouch, (French) to maintain, to justi∣fie.
- Avowable, justifiable.
- Avowry, a Term in law, when one takes a distresse for Rent, and he, who is di∣strained sues a Replevy, now he that took the distresse justifying the act, is said to avow.
- Aurea Chers•nesus, a Peninsula of India, by some called Melepa, by others Japan.
- Aureat, (lat.) Golden.
- Aurelia, a Citie of Gallia Celtica, so cal∣led from Aurelius the Emperour, now cal∣led Orleance, it is scituate upon the bank of the River Loir.
- Aurenches, the name of an ancient fami∣ly, who were heretofore Barons of Folk∣stone in Kent, they are stiled in Latin, Re∣cordes de Abrincis.
- Auricular, (lat.) belonging to the ear, whence Auricular confession.
- Auriferous, (lat.) Gold-bearing, an Epi∣thet belonging to the River Tagus.
- Auriflamb, the holy Standard of France, which used to be born in the Wars against Infidels, having on the top a purple Ensign, it was lost in a battle against the Flemings.
- Auriga, a Constellation in the firmament upon the Horns of Taurus.
- Aurigation▪ (lat.) the guiding of a Cha∣riot, or Coach.
- Aurigia, a Town of Hispania Boetica, now called Arion.
- Aurigraphy, (Greek) a writing in Gold.
- Aurney, or Aurigney, contracted from Al∣derney, an Island in the Brittish Sea, anci∣ently called Arica.
- Aurora, the daughter of Hyperion and Thea, mother of Lucifer and the windes, she snatch't away Tithonus, the brother of Laomedon, whom, when he was old, she re∣stored to youth by the virtue of Herbs, and had Memnon by him.
- Aurum potabile, Gold made liquid, and Medicinable.
- Page [unnumbered]Auscultation, (lat.) a hearkning unto, or obeying.
- Auses, a people of Africa, among whom the Virgins used to combat in honour of Minerva, those that were killed were ac∣counted no maids, and she that fought most valiantly was carried in a Triumphant Cha∣riot, about the River Tritonis.
- Ausones, a very ancient people of Italy, Neighbours to the Osci and Cir•eii, be∣ing that part where now stands Beneven∣tum, they were so called from Auson, the son of Vlysses and Capso, who built Arunca thereabouts.
- Auspical, (lat.) belonging to Sooth-say∣ing.
- Auspitious, (lat.) lucky, happy, from Au∣spices Sooth-sayers.
- Austere, (lat.) sour, crabbed, stern.
- Austral, (lat.) Southern.
- Austrasia, that part which contains Bra∣bant and Lorrain, it was anciently recko∣ned a part of France, and was a Kingdom of it self, having Mets for its chief seat, there being anciently in France four King∣doms, Austrasie, Soissons, Orleans, and Paris.
- Austria, a part of Germany by Danubius, anciently called the upper •annonia, in this Countrey is seated the imperial Citie of Vi•enna.
- Austromancy, (Greek) a kinde of divi∣nation by observing the South-winde.
- Authentick, (Greek) allowed, approved by good Authors.
- Autoleon, a Captain of the Crotoniates, making war against the Lo•ri, who alwayes left a room void for Ajax, as if he had been present himself, but Antoleon breaking in∣to the empty place, was wounded by Ajax his Ghost.
- Autoli•us, the son of Mercury and Te∣lauge, the daughter of Lucifer, he received this gift from his father, that whatsoever he stole he might change it into what form soever he would to keep himself from be∣ing deprehended, he ravish't Anticlia, the daughter of Sisyphus, who being with childe was given to Laertes, and brought forth Vlisses.
- Autology, (Greek) a speaking of, or to ones self.
- Autogeneal, (Greek) self-begotten.
- Autocrasie, (Greek) self-subsistence.
- Automatous, (Greek) having a motion within it self.
- Antonoe, the daughter of Cadmus, King of Thebes and Hermione, she was married to Aristeus, and brought forth Actaeon.
- Autonomy, (Greek) a living after ones own law.
- Autoptical, (Greek) self beholding.
- Autremite, another attire, a word used by Chaucer.
- Autumnal, (Lat.) belonging to Autumne, one of the four quarters of the year.
- Auturgie, (Greek) a self-working.
- Avulsion, (Lat.) a pulling away from.
- Aux, (a Term in Astronomy) the same as Absis, see Absis.
- A•xiliary, (Lat.) aiding, or assisting, as auxiliary forces were such as were sent the Romans from other Countreys, their con∣federates, and ally's.
- A•xilium ad filium militem faciendum, &c. a Writ directed to the Sheriffe of every County, where the King, or other Lord hath Tenants, to leavy of them reasonable aid toward the Knighting of his eldest son, or marrying of his eldest daughter.
- Award, judgement, arbitration.
- Awaite, a watching circumspection, also a tarrying.
- Awaites, ambushments.
- Awdley end, the name of a stately house in Essex, once an Abby, afterwards the dwel∣ling house of the Aldethelighe's, or Awdly's, an ancient family, it is now in the possession of the Earles of Suffolk.
- Awhaped, (old word) amazed.
- Awhere, (old word) desire.
- Awning, a sayl made of Canvasse, which is spread over the ship above the deck to keep away the sun.
- Awreketh, (old word) revengeth.
- Axillary, (Lat.) belonging to the arm pit.
- Axinomancy, (Greek) a divination by hatchets.
- Axiome, (Greek) a position in a sen∣tence, a maxim in any art.
- Axicle, (Latin) a little board, lath, or shingle.
- Axis, (Lat.) an Axel-tree, the Diameter of the world.
- Axminster, or Axanminster, a Town in Cornwall, famous for the Tombs of the Saxon Princes, slain at the battle of Bruna∣burg.
- Ay, (old word) an Egg.
- Ayde, the same as aid, help, succour, also a Term in law, signifying a subsidy, lone, or tax due from subjects to their Soveraign, or from Tenants to their Landlord.
- Aye, (old word) for ever.
- Azamoglans, those that are destined to be Janizary's are so called, before they are inrolled in pay.
- Page [unnumbered]Azebone, (Arab.) a Term in Astrology, the head of the 16th. mansion.
- Azimeck, (Arab.) the starre, called the Virgins spike.
- Azemen, degrees in Astronomy, are those degrees, which, when the native is infected with any inseparable disease, as blindnesse, dumnesse, &c. or defective in any member, are supposed to ascend at his birth.
- Azimuth, a Term in Astronomy, the Azi∣muth Circles are those, which meet in the vertical point, and passe through all the degrees of the Horizon.
- Azure, a sky-colour, a light blue, it is most properly termed Azure in blazon, or Heraldry.
- Azyme, (Greek) unleavened, unmingled.
- Azymes, a solemne feast kept for seven dayes, wherein it was not lawfull to eat leavened bread.
