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1. Abbevillian, adj. and n. View full entry 1783
...Of or relating to Abbeville or its inhabitants. Now rare....
2. abolla, n. View full entry 1700
...In the ancient Roman world: a kind of thick cloak, worn by peasants, soldiers, and others (and, as an affectation, by philosophers)....
3. abri, n. View full entry 1761
...A shelter, a refuge....
4. acherset, n. View full entry 1701
...A measure of corn used in medieval England (see quots.)....
5. aesymnetic, adj. View full entry 1753
...In ancient Greece: a limited elective monarchy....
6. † agonistarch, n. View full entry 1744
...A trainer of combatants for public games in the ancient Greek or Roman world.= agonothete Also fig....
7. aidos, n. View full entry 1710
...The ancient Greek concept of shame, modesty, or reverence, esp. as a motivating force. Also (usually with capital initial): a personification or representation of this as a goddess, esp. in sculpture, painting,...
8. akakia, n. View full entry 1731
...A cloth bag believed to contain earth or dust, shown in the hands of some eastern Roman emperors and consuls on coins and medals....
9. Alarodian, n. and adj. View full entry 1709
...A member of an ancient people mentioned by Herodotus and thought to have inhabited a region near Lake Van in modern-day Turkey....
10. alignment, n. View full entry 1742
...The result of arranging in or along a line, or into appropriate relative positions; the layout or orientation of a thing or things disposed in this way. Also: a group of things...
11. All-Father, n. View full entry ?1790
...Chiefly with the. The father of all, the universal father; a name given to various supreme gods, esp. when considered as creator or progenitor of the human race, spec....
12. † all-hood, n. View full entry 1722
...Absolute ownership; entire estate (estate11a). Chiefly in the context of feudal property. Cf. allodium...
13. Anglian, adj. and n. View full entry a1711
...Of or relating to the Angles (see Angle); freq. spec. of or relating to the early medieval kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia. Also: of or relating...
14. Anglo-French, n. and adj. View full entry 1796
...With the and pl. concord. English supporters of the French interest during the French Revolutionary Wars of 17921802, considered collectively. Obs.rare....
15. Anglo-Latin, adj. and n. View full entry 1783
...Designating the Latin language as spoken or written in England (or Britain), esp. in the Middle Ages; of or relating to this....
16. Anglo-Norman, adj. and n. View full entry 1719
...Of or relating to the Normans in England after the Norman Conquest; (also) of or relating to England and Normandy ruled as a single realm between 1066 and 1204....
17. Anglo-Roman, adj. View full entry 1766
...Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church in England (or Britain)....
18. aplustre, n. View full entry 1705
...The curved and ornamented stern of an ancient Greek or Roman ship....
19. archaeologic, adj. View full entry 1731
...Of or pertaining to archæology; archæological....
20. ˌarchaeoˈlogical, adj. View full entry 1782
...Belonging to, having reference to, or dealing with archæology. Also absol. quasi-...
