The part of a circle which the sun appears to pass through from horizon to horizon; daies ark, ark diurn, etc., the daily path of the sun; ark of night, the path of the sun beneath the earth. …

(a) A chest or box; a large box or bin for storing meal or grain; a coffer for money or valuables, treasure chest; a coffin; (b) ark keper, a treasurer; ark maker, ark wright, a maker of chests or……

The chief administrative officer of an archbishop or bishop, who presided over the ecclesiastical court of the diocese, had powers of visitation, inducted candidates into benefices, imposed penance……