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4. abbat(h)īe, -cīe n.
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abbathie, abbacie
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(a) The office, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot; (b) an abbey.
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5. abbatisse, -ice n.
10. ablactāciǒun n.
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The weaning (of a child).
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15. abstersiǒun n.
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Surg. (a) The act or process of cleansing a wound or sore, the removal of pus or other impurities by means of cleansing medicines; (b) a detergent or cleansing property.
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16. abstersīve adj.
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Of medicines: able to remove pus or other impurities from a wound or sore; cleansing, detergent.
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17. abstracciǒun n.
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Withdrawal from worldly affairs and interests, asceticism.
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18. acācia, -ie n.
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acacie
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Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive).
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19. accessō̆rie n.
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(a) An accessory to a crime; (b) that which is subordinate to something else.
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20. accidentāl adj.
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(a) Phil. Not a natural or essential part of a thing, non-essential, incidental, secondary; (b) not inherent in a thing, induced from without; (c) ?growing out of something else, ?outward, external.
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26. acirographen v.
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Law To make a copy or multiple copies of (an agreement, etc.) by means of a chirograph.
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32. adama(u)nt n.
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adamaunt
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(a) A kind of precious stone; diamond; (b) adamant; fig. something indestructible and enduring, something impenetrable.
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34. adminiculātī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. & n.
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adminiculative
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(a) Supplementary; (b) a supplement.
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35. admittīble adj.
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(a) Of reasoning: acceptable, admissible; of an action: permissible; (b) law of persons: allowed, entitled, having the right (to defend a case in a certain manner).
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37. adnullātion n.
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The action of annulling royal grants, annulment; act of adnullation, a law which declares the royal grants (of land, offices, privileges, etc.) of a certain reign to be null and void.
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39. adquisiciǒun n.
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Attainment (of salvation, merit); peple of adquisicioun, the elect.
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41. adustī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
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adustive
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Burning, scorching; of medicines: able to burn up (or destroy with heat) excess humors in the body.
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42. advenciǒun n.
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Something adventitious.
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44. advocacīe, advō̆cātie n.
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advocatie
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Law (a) the activity of a professional pleader in courts of law, advocacy; (b) the advocacy performed by a prosecutor, a charge or accusation; (c) theol. intercession or advocacy on behalf of a sinner……
45. advōcācion n.
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The patronage of a church, including the duty of protecting the church and the privilege of presenting nominees to the benefice, advowson; right of advocacion.
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47. affectūā̆l, -ē̆l adj.
48. affectūallī, -ellī adv.
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affectuelli
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(a) Earnestly, zealously; (b) affectionately.
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51. aggregā̆tī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
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aggregative
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Of medicines: having the property of bringing together, or closing, the lips of a wound.
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54. agiographe(s n.
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agiographes
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(a) The Hagiographa of Hebrew Scripture (comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Daniel, etc.), as distinct from the Laws and the Prophets; (b) Holy Scripture.
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55. agnus (dei) n. or phr.
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agnus dei
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(a) Lamb of God [i.e. Jesus]; a figure of a lamb used as an emblem of Jesus; (b) a part of the Mass beginning with the words 'Agnus Dei'.
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58. alabastrum n.
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(a) The stone alabaster; (b) an alabaster container for chrism or ointment; (c) a medicament containing powdered alabaster.
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59. alaba(u)ndīne n.
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alabaundine
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A reddish or violet precious stone, prob. some variety of garnet.
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65. albificāciǒun n.
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Alch. Whitening.
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66. albificāten v.
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Alch. To whiten, as by the addition of arsenic or antimony.
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67. albificātīve adj.
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Alch. Having the power to whiten.
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70. aldaro(u)n n.
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aldaroun
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bal (pelote) of aldaroun, trocisc (of) aldaroun, a kind of medicinal pellet or tablet of corrosive property.
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81. Algǒmeisa, -e n.
87. alisa(u)ndre, -er n.
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alisaundre, alisander, alisaunder
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(a) Alexanders, horse parsley (Smyrnium olusatrum); (b) alisandre more, alisandre rot; alisandre sed.
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88. alkalī, alkalīn n. & adj.
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alkalin
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An alkaline substance obtained from the calcined ashes of plants: soda (from sea plants), potash (from land plants); sal alkali(n.
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90. alkamist(re n.
94. alkenkenǧi n.
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The winter cherry (Physalis alkekengi).
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99. allē̆ǧea(u)nce n.(1)
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allegeaunce
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(a) Law A formal declaration or deposition; (b) the citing of authorities (esp. the Scriptures) in support of a doctrine or opinion; (c) the expression of an opinion or objection; assertion……
100. allegorīsen v.
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To interpret (sth.) in the spiritual sense.
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