(a) A barrier, obstruction, or barricade, esp. outside the gate of a walled city or castle; also, the gate itself; -- often pl.; (b) in names: gate (of a walled city).
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(a) The head or leader (of an organization); ruler, governor, administrator, commander, chief officer, chief; chef of clergie, high priest; chef of holi chirche; etc.; (b) the (chief) seat (of a……
(a) To make (sb.) sit, seat (sb.); also, with partitive construction: setten of..over heigh setle, fig. seat (someone's offspring) upon (his) high throne, make to rule; setten adoun (doun, up), make……
(a) Without contents, empty; also fig. and in fig. context; of a river: empty of water, etc.; of a pen: empty of ink
(b) of the stomach or part of the intestinal tract: without food, empty; of the……