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41. ambulātī̆f adj.

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Of ulcers: creeping, serpiginous.

42. amidǒun n.

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Crushed hulled wheat; grits, starch.

43. amigdales n. plural

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(a) Almonds; nutes amigdales; (b) tonsils.

44. amirāl n.

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A prince or emir under the Sultan; any Saracen lord or chieftain; also, any heathen ruler or commander.

45. amit n.

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A Eucharistic vestment: amice [a linen scarf worn over the head and the shoulders].

46. amonesten v.

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To remind, urge, or charge (sb.); exhort (to do sth.), encourage; warn (to avoid or not to do), admonish; also, give encouragement, or a warning.

47. amortīsen v.

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(a) Law To alienate (property) in mortmain; -- usu. with to phrase; (b) to hold (property) in mortmain.

48. analoǧīe n.

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Analogy; correspondence, proportion.

49. anatomīe n.

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The science of anatomy; knowledge of the structure and the functioning of the human body in all its parts; grosse anatomie. [See definition in Lanfranc 1/9.]

50. ancōnēr n.

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A maker of icons, etc.

51. anelās n.

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(a) A two-edged stiletto or dagger; (b) a spike [see quot.].

52. ankeren v.

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(a) To moor or anchor (a boat or float); also fig.; (b) to join closely, as by dove-tail.

53. an(n)exen v.

Additional spellings: annexen
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annexed (to), joined (onto), adjoining; connected (with), constituting a part (of).

54. antecēdent adj. & n.

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Logic & ethics A prior assumption or principle, a premise; antecedent trouth; antecedent ded, a preceding act as causing a later act.

55. Antecrīst n.

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The antagonist of Christ who was predicted to come before Doomsday, gather a host to fight Christ and his followers, kill Enoch and Elias, devastate the world, and then succumb before Christ. [First…

56. antimōnie n.

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Med. & alch. Antimony.

57. antiphonē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: antiphonere
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A book containing a collection of antiphones [cp. anteme] and, it seems, also other sacred songs; antiphoner noted, an antiphoner with musical notation.

58. apostatā n. (& adj.)

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One who abandons or renounces an established religion or an article of faith; an apostate; tyrant apostata.

59. apostē̆m(e n.

Additional spellings: aposteme
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Any morbid swelling or inflammation in any part of the body, external or internal. [a1400 Lanfranc & c1425 Arderne distinguish it from cankre & festre.]

60. apotecārie n.

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(a) A pharmacist or druggist who stores, compounds, and sells medicaments of all sorts [cp. spicere]; (b) as occupational surname.