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1. account, n. View full entry c1300
...Counting, reckoning, enumeration; computation, calculation; (also) a style or mode of reckoning; an amount established by counting. Now chiefly in money of account: see money2....
2. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
3. arrest, v. View full entry c1374
...To stop, come to a stand, halt. Obs....
4. assoil, v. View full entry 1297
...To absolve from sin, grant absolution to, pardon, forgive; = absolve2 ‘Whom God assoil!’ (Old French que Dieu assoille! Latin quem Deus absolvat!):...
5. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
6. bank, n.2 View full entry 1275
...A long seat for several to sit on, a bench, or form; a platform or stage to speak from. Obs. (Cf. mountebank)...
7. chivalry, n. View full entry 1297
...collect. Knights or horsemen equipped for battle....
8. divest, v. View full entry a1616
...trans. To unclothe, undress, disrobe; to strip of clothing, or of any covering, ornament, etc....
9. 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...
10. establish, v. View full entry c1374
...To render stable or firm....
11. express, v.1 View full entry 1382
...trans. To press, squeeze, or wring out; to press (juice, air, etc.) from, out of (anything). spec. to press or squeeze out (milk or other...
12. issue, n. View full entry c1330
...The action of going, passing, or flowing out; egress, exit; power of egress or exit; outgoing, outflow....
13. know, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To perceive (a thing or person) as identical with one already perceived or considered; to recognize; to identify. Formerly freq. with for; also with by (a...
14. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
15. private, adj.1, adv., and n. View full entry 1395
...Of a religious rule: not shared by all Christians. Of an individual or a religious order: living according to distinct religious rules; set apart by distinct beliefs, religious practices, etc. Obs....
16. regard, n. View full entry 1348
...In sing. and pl. In early use: †detailed consideration of a problem or question (obs.). Later: notice taken of a person or thing; close attention. Now...
17. 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.)....
18. testament, n. View full entry a1300
...Law. A formal declaration, usually in writing, of a person's wishes as to the disposal of his property after his death; a will. Formerly, properly applied to a disposition of personal...
19. testimonial, adj. and n. View full entry 1425
...(now arch. or technical.) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of testimony; serving as evidence; conducive to proof. testimonial proof, proof by the testimony of...
20. timar, n. View full entry 1598
...Formerly, in the feudal system of Turkey, a fief held by military service: see quots....
