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141. Magna Carta phr.

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The Great Charter of 1215. …

142. mailins cō̆rd phr.

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?Cord for tying bundles. …

143. maire serǧeaunt phr.

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Chief officer, an officer charged with carrying out legal arrests, searches, etc. …

144. male chaunce phr.

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Misfortune. …

145. male infortūned phr.

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Ill-fated, unfortunate. …

146. malenǧīn(e n. & phr.

Additional spellings: malengine
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(a) Deceit, trickery; also a treacherous scheme; (b) law withouten fraude or (other) malengin, without fraud or deception. …

147. male jǒurnei phr.

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A bad day, a lost battle. …

148. males daies phr.

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Evil days, two days in each month which the folk regard as unlucky. …

149. manī-kin adj. phr.

Additional spellings: manikin
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Of many a kind, of all sorts. …

150. manī ōn phr.

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(a) Many a, many an; -- preceding a sg. noun; (b) mani on is (was) the betinge (bismare), there is (was) many a beating (reproach). …

151. māranathā ?adv., ?phr.

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At the coming of our Lord. …

152. meindre āǧe phr.

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State of being under age, minority. …

153. Merchene laue n. & phr.

Additional spellings: Merchenelaue
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(a) An Old English code of laws, Mercian Law; (b) the area governed under this code in late OE and early ME times. …

154. mon ami phr.

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(a) My friend; -- used as an address to human beings and as a phrase to control hounds; (b) the name of a sweet milk and egg dish. …

155. mort de auncestrīe phr.

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Law Legal proceedings brought by a rightful heir upon the death of his ancestor against one wrongfully possessing his inheritance. …

156. neigh at prepositional phr.

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(a) Near (night, day, the end, death); (b) almost to (a place); (c) neigh at at honde, near at hand; close by (sb.). …

157. neigh bifōren prepositional phr.

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Close before (sth.), at. …

158. neigh-gōinge phr.

Additional spellings: neighgoinge
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Comparable, similar; neigh-goinge to, similar to (sth.). …

159. neigh of phr.

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(a) Of approximately (a certain quantity, quality, or age), of about; (b) neigh of allie, close of kin; neigh of..allie (blod, kinde), of (someone's) close kin; (c) in the presence of (sb.). …

160. neigh than phr.

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Nearly, almost. …

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