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1. advocacīe, advō̆cātie n.

Additional spellings: advocatie
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Theol. Power to intercede, intercession; (b) law a charge or accusation.

2. amend(e)ment n.

Additional spellings: amendement
52 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Correction or rectification (of a bad situation, a fault, an error, etc.); bringen in amendment, set to rights; stonden upon amendment, be subject to correction; on amendment, ?on pain of a fine…

3. amē̆nde(s n.

Additional spellings: amendes
36 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Reparation, retribution, amends (as for an offense or crime, or for harm done); don, maken, paien amende, make amends, compensate; -- often with of phrase; (b) reparation demanded by, or owing to…

4. an(n)unciāciǒun n.

Additional spellings: annunciacioun
15 quotations in 2 senses
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Theol. (a) The announcement of the incarnation of Christ, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin; (b) the church festival commemorating that event (March 25); (the feste of) the anunciacioun of our

5. assẹ̄th n.

43 quotations in 3 senses
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Fulfillment, satisfaction, reparation; maken (don) asseth, give satisfaction: (a) fulfillment of a wish, expectation or requirement; (b) fulfilling of a need; (c) satisfactory answer to a question or…

6. assīse n.

165 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) A session of a court charged with the deliberation and disposition of civil actions (esp. actions concerning land tenure and imprisonment); the deliberations of such a court (the gathering of…

7. bidel n.

37 quotations in 3 senses
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One who makes announcements or carries messages and performs other services on the authority of a lord, court, guild, etc.; herald, town crier, summoner; bidel hod, a beadle's hood; bidel land (a…

8. blasfemīe n.

22 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Uttered insult or irreverence to God, blasphemy (against God or anything holy; also, against heathen gods); (b) theol. any action, belief, or utterance offering insult to God [see quots.].

9. braunch n.

64 quotations in 6 senses
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A branch or twig of a tree, vine, or other plant; a frond of a palm; also fig.; braunch of pes, the olive branch brought by the dove to Noah; braunch gaderer, one who prunes or gathers branches.

10. chaier(e n.

Additional spellings: chaiere
64 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A comfortable seat, such as a chair, armchair, couch, or lounge; long chaier; (b) a sedan chair or litter; (c) chaier of esement, a stool for relieving oneself; (d) chaier boue, ?the frame of a…

11. confūsiǒun n.

52 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Destruction, ruin; death; bringen to confusioun; (b) a source or cause of ruin; (c) theol. perdition, damnation.

12. consistōrie n.

36 quotations in 4 senses
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Eccl. (a) The court of a diocese for adjudication under canon law, bishop's court; also, a session of such a court; consistorie session; (b) the senate of cardinals, the consistory.

13. cǒvenaunt n.

102 quotations in 8 senses
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An agreement between parties binding them to certain provisions; a compact (as of betrothal or marriage), a pact (as of peace); maken (a) covenaunt; binden to covenaunt; holden covenaunt, kepen

14. dampnāciǒun n.

38 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Judicial condemnation; sentencing, conviction; also, death sentence; hous of dampnacioun, ?a law court or tribunal; (b) doom, ruin, injury.

15. desperāciǒun n.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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Loss or lack of hope or confidence; despair, desperation, despondency.

16. dette n.

92 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Whatever one owes another in goods, money, tribute, rent, dues, or the like; a debt; paien (quiten, yelden) dette, to pay a debt; borwen dette, incur a debt; axen dette, demand payment of a debt…

17. dispensaciǒun n.

27 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Power to dispose of wealth; (b) eccl. stewardship; (c) physiol. function.

18. fō̆rme n.

248 quotations in 17 senses
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(a) The physical shape of something, contour, outline; the figure or shape (of a person), body; also fig.; (b) forme and shape, shape or forme, forme and shafte, etc.

19. impassibilitẹ̄ n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Theol. The attribute or endowment of being exempt from death, sickness, pain, etc.

20. incarnāciǒun n.

39 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Theol. The Christian doctrine that God became man, Christ's incarnation; cristes incarnacioun, incarnacioun of the lord, etc.; taken incarnacioun of, to assume human form from (the Blessed…