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1. strū̆ciǒun n.

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The ostrich Struthio camelus; -- sometimes confused with the stork [cp. stork n.]. …

2. prēbendārī(e n.

Additional spellings: prebendarie
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(a) A canon of a cathedral or collegiate church whose stipend is derived from a prebend; seculer prebendari, a monastic canon not living under a rule, whose stipend is derived from a prebend; (b) ?a……

3. corser n.

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(a) A dealer; esp., a horse dealer; (b) ?a horse trainer. …

4. pencel n.(2)

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A small brush used for painting, manuscript illumination, etc.; also, a pointed straw or stick of similar use. …

5. subprī̆ǒur n.

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A monastic official ranking immediately below a prior, an assistant to the prior. …

6. execūtǒur, -er n.

Additional spellings: executer
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An executor (of a will); an agent; also fig. …

7. corrōdie n.

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An allowance of provisions for lodging, board, money, etc., granted, usually by a religious house, to a grantee as an annuity for life-term or to successive grantees in perpetuity; also, a bill making……

8. rāte n.(1)

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(a) Monetary amount, total, value; after (for, with) the rate, according to the value or total of something; (b) a proportion or proportional part; also, a part; after the rate, proportionally. …

9. prī̆ores(se n.

Additional spellings: prioresse
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(a) A prioress; also in surnames; (b) the leader of the Vestal Virgins. …

10. reclūs(e n.

Additional spellings: recluse
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(a) One who secludes himself or herself from secular living for religious motives, usu. an anchoress; (b) a member of a religious order living in seclusion; (c) a title for Ancrene Riwle. …

11. mūnīment n.

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A legal document giving evidence concerning title to property or other rights or privileges; a deed or charter. …

12. chapelein n.

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A priest officiating in a chapel (whether public or private); kinges chapelein, chapelein of houshold, chaplain of the royal household; chapelein confessor. …

13. vīce n.

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(a) An undesirable or a negative physical quality in a material object or substance, an imperfection, a flaw; also, an impurity (b) a physical imperfection in a human or an animal body, physical……

14. cǒuntrollǒur n.

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(a) The official in charge of accounts in the king's household; (b) an accountant in the customs; (c) any officer of the king having charge of receipts and/or disbursements; (d) a lord's accountant; a……

15. lī̆st(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: liste
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Border, edge, rim; hem; band, stripe. …

16. lammasse n.

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(a) Lammas, Aug. 1; the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula; also, one of the quarter days [cp. lammasse dai]; ?also, the time of year about Lammas; to the lammasse, at Lammas; (b) in surnames. …

17. pā̆trǒun n.

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(a) The lord of a person or place; owner of riches; ruler, protector; also fig.; (b) the founder of a religious order or faith; also, a benefactor of a religious institution, patron; (c) an adviser, a……

18. scot n.(2)

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(a) Payment for provision of food or drink at a social gathering, at a tavern, or to one's host or benefactor; one's share of such payment; paien scot; yeven scot, to contribute to a common feast; (b)……

19. tent(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: tente
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(a) A portable tent used as a dwelling place by nomadic people; also, fig. an abode, a dwelling place; (b) a tent used for temporary shelter in a military encampment, esp. during a siege; maken tent……

20. seisī̆n(e n.

Additional spellings: seisine
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Law: (a) Seizin, possession in freehold, freq. indicated or established by actual or physical possession; also, the right to something [quot.: c1436, 2nd]; also, the ceremony at which seizin is……

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