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1. aaron, n.1 View full entry ?c1425
...The wild arum or cuckoo pint, Arum maculatum. Cf. arum...
2. abate, v.2 View full entry c1436
...trans. (refl.). To take possession of land between the death of the owner and the accession of the heir, thereby keeping the legitimate heir out of possession....
3. abearing, n. View full entry ?1454
...= abearance...
4. abecedary, n.2 View full entry ?a1475
...= ABC4. Now chiefly hist....
5. abjuration, n. View full entry ?a1439
...Renunciation on oath; forswearing, esp. of heretical opinions; (also) an instance of this. Now chiefly hist....
6. abjure, v. View full entry 1430
...trans. To renounce on oath, forswear; to withdraw, retract, recant (a heresy or other opinion or position formerly held). Now hist....
7. ablaqueate, v. View full entry ?1440
...trans. To loosen or remove the soil round the roots of (a tree, vine, etc.) so as to expose them to the sun and rain....
8. ablaqueation, n. View full entry ?1440
...The loosening or removal of the soil round the roots of a tree or vine; the exposure of a plant's roots. Cf. ablaqueate...
9. ablution, n. View full entry c1405
...Chem. Originally: the purification of oils and other substances by a process of emulsification with hot water, the water being drained off after the two immiscible liquids have been allowed to...
10. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
11. acater, n. View full entry c1415
...A purchaser of provisions; a provider or preparer of foodstuffs or delicacies; a purveyor, a caterer....
12. accessory, n. and adj. View full entry 1414
...Chiefly Law. A person who incites or assists someone to commit an arrestable offence, or who knowingly aids someone who has committed such an offence (opposed to principal)....
13. accidence, n.2 View full entry c1434
...The branch of grammar which deals with the inflection of words, grammatical morphology; †an inflected form (obs.); (also) a book or treatise on the fundamentals of grammar (now hist....
14. accountant, adj. and n. View full entry 1429-30
...Giving or liable to give an account (esp. of conduct or the performance of duties); accountable, responsible. Esp. in earlier use, to stand accountant. Chiefly to (a person),...
15. accroaching, n. View full entry ?a1439
...The act of acquiring or taking for oneself (esp. wealth or property). rare....
16. accroachment, n. View full entry c1428
...The action of accroach; usurpation; (also) encroachment. Also: an instance of this....
17. acetous, adj. View full entry ?a1425
...Of or relating to vinegar; producing or containing vinegar or (esp. in later use) acetic acid; of the nature of or resembling vinegar; sour. Also fig....
18. achatour, n. View full entry c1405
...An officer who purchases provisions for the household of the king or a lord, a purveyor (now hist.). Also: gen. a purchaser of provisions....
19. acquittal, n. View full entry 1430
...The action of carrying out or fulfilling the duties of a position or role; performance; the manner in which these duties are carried out. See acquit6. Now rare...
20. acquittance, v. View full entry 1464
...trans. To acquit; to give an acquittance to....
