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1. chivalry, n. View full entry 1297
...collect. Knights or horsemen equipped for battle....
2. divination, n. View full entry c1374
...The action or practice of divining; the foretelling of future events or discovery of what is hidden or obscure by supernatural or magical means; soothsaying, augury, prophecy. With a and...
3. hippodrome, n. View full entry 1585
...In Ancient Greek Hist. and Roman Hist. A course or circus for horse-races and chariot-races. Sometimes used as a high-sounding name for a modern circus....
4. hyper-, prefix View full entry 1611
...Formations in which, as in hyperborean, the prefix has the prepositional force of ‘over, beyond, or above’ (what is denoted by the second element)....
5. issue, n. View full entry c1330
...The action of going, passing, or flowing out; egress, exit; power of egress or exit; outgoing, outflow....
6. rational, adj. and adv. View full entry a1398
...Of a person, a person's soul, mind, etc....
7. sententiary, n. and adj. View full entry a1603
...One who writes or utters sentences or aphorisms....
8. superior, adj., n., and adv. View full entry a1393
...That is on a higher physical level; situated above or further up than something else; upper. Formerly also: †heavenly, celestial (obs.)....
9. timar, n. View full entry 1598
...Formerly, in the feudal system of Turkey, a fief held by military service: see quots....
10. vomiˈtorium, n. View full entry 1754
...A passage or opening in an ancient amphitheatre or theatre, leading to or from the seats. Usu. pl....
