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1. avail(e n.

Additional spellings: availe
68 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Benefit, advantage, profit; ben avail, to be useful or effective; ben litel avail, to be of little value; (b) of persons: worthiness.

2. availen v.

103 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To help (sb.), assist; do good to (sb.), benefit, be profitable to; (b) refl. to help oneself, succeed; (c) impers. or with delayed subject: availeth, it availeth, it avails (sb.), it profits, it…

3. dē̆partūre n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Departure, going away; (b) a turning away, abandoning, rejection; (c) law a change of plea, change of argument.

4. dēterminer n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Law A plea or writ for (hearing and) adjudicating a matter in dispute; oyer and determiner.

5. emparnour n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Law?One who furnishes surety; ?surety, mainprize.

6. endenten v.

53 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To make notches, dents, or indentations in (something); give (something) a toothed, serrate, or jagged character or appearance; (b) fig. heckle.

7. endōsen v.

14 quotations in 3 senses
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Law (a) To confirm or approve (a charter, bill, agreement, etc.), [orig. by writing on the back of the document];--also fig.; (b) to approve a reply to (a petition), to grant (a petition) under seal…

8. mēne n.(3)

209 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A course of action, method, way; a means of attaining an end; (b) bi mene of, with menes of; bi no (manere of) mene; bi al menes; bi god menes, with great skill; menes and weies; weies and menes

9. mẹ̄ven v.

465 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) To move (sb. or sth.), shift; remove (sth.), dislodge; move (sth.) about, shake, disturb; stir (a liquid); apply (sth.); also fig.; meven hat ne hod, remove hat nor hood, uncover the head; meven

10. prē̆sentǒur n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) One who formally introduces a royal personage, (b) one who formally presents a letter of petition, a bearer; (c) one who presents or offers up something, a giver; (d) law one who brings a formal…

11. prẹ̄ve n.

178 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Observed or recorded evidence supporting a statement, an assertion, accusation, or a claim; a piece of such evidence; maken preve of, to give evidence of (sth.); (b) evidence such as instances…

12. recoveren v.(2)

167 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) To recover from sickness, injury, etc., regain health; of a bodily part: regain normal functions; recoveren of, recover from (an illness); (b) ben recovered, to recover from illness or injury, be…

13. recoverer n.(1)

29 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Relief from suffering or from the pain of hell; recovery; also, salvation; haven recoverer, to recover from defeat, rally; at no recoverer, having no power or chance to recover from defeat; (b)…

14. relēsen v.(1)

122 quotations in 5 senses
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To revoke (a decree, an interdict, agreement, etc.), cancel, lift; commute (a penalty), remit; override (a law) [quot.: a1402].

15. remaindre n.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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Law (a) A right of ownership (of land, rents, etc.) designated to devolve upon a second party when the right of the first grantee or legatee ceases; a remainder; (b) ?the postponement of a legal…

16. remissiǒun n.

41 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Release from duty or obligation; freeing of captives; Bibl. dai of remissioun, a holiday from work; yer of remissioun, a Jubilee year; also, a Sabbatical year; don (maken) remissioun, to grant…

17. replevī n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Law A writ of replevin.

18. replicāciǒun n.

23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Answering, an answer, a verbal response, rejoinder; an argument, a protest; an argumentative statement in a debate; maken (a) replicacioun, to answer, argue; (b) law an answer to a suit; a reply…

19. replīen v.(1)

41 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To turn (sth.) back, fold; bend back (a probe), flex; (b) to make opposition; retaliate; oppose (sth.), object to; repudiate (a former opinion), divorce (one's wife), cancel (a command, decision)…

20. rescǒus n.

37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Deliverance, rescue; assistance, help; also, defense; also fig.; rescous of oure lei, defense of our faith; don rescous, to render aid; maken rescous, render aid, rescue something; also, prepare…