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1. abacus, n. View full entry a1387
...A board or tray strewn with sand in which numbers, letters, diagrams, etc., can be traced and erased. Cf. sandboard1, sand-table(a)sand2a. Now rare...
2. abdicate, v. View full entry 1532
...trans. To proclaim or declare to be no longer one's own; to disown, cast off; esp. to disown or disinherit a child. Obs. (hist. in...
3. abdication, n. View full entry 1552
...The action or practice of formally disowning or casting off a person, esp. one's child. Chiefly hist., with reference to ancient Greek and Roman law....
4. aberemurder, n. View full entry 1647
...Deliberate, premeditated murder....
5. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
6. acetabulum, n. View full entry a1398
...Roman Hist.A cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table.A measure of capacity for liquids and dry granular substances, equal to one-eighth of a sextary (sextary...
7. acherset, n. View full entry 1701
...A measure of corn used in medieval England (see quots.)....
8. addict, v. View full entry 1534
...trans.Roman Law. To deliver or hand over formally (a person or thing) in accordance with a judicial decision; cf. addiction4. Also intr., fig....
9. addiction, n. View full entry ?1532
...The state or condition of being dedicated or devoted to a thing, esp. an activity or occupation; adherence or attachment, esp. of an immoderate or compulsive kind....
10. adscript, n. and adj. View full entry 1636
...Geom. A circumscribed or inscribed line, esp. a tangent of a curve. Now rare and hist....
11. adstipulation, n. View full entry 1598
...Agreement, (formal) assent; approval, support. Also: an instance of this. Now hist. and rare....
12. afforce, v. View full entry c1300
...refl. To exert oneself (to do something); to strive, endeavour; to do one's best. Obs....
13. afforcement, n. View full entry 1642
...= afforciament1. Obs....
14. † agild, adj. View full entry OE
...Of a dead person: without payment of compensation or wergild (see wergild), unpaid for. Esp. in to lie agild....
15. agrarian, adj. and n. View full entry 1593
...Roman Hist. Relating to the land or landholding; spec. designating a law (lex agraria) for the division of conquered lands....
16. aid, n. View full entry 1419
...A levy or subsidy paid to the Crown to defray military or other extraordinary expenses. Now chiefly hist....
17. 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....
18. album, n.2 View full entry 1612
...A book in which contributions (such as signatures, memorial verses, and epigrams) are inscribed for the owner, esp. as mementos or keepsakes. Also more generally: a collection of literary items. Also ...
19. alec, n. View full entry ?1527
...A herring. Also: a pickle or sauce made from small herrings or anchovies, used by the ancient Romans....
20. allegiance, n. View full entry a1425
...Originally: (Feudal Law) the duty, homage, etc., owed by a vassal or liege man (liege man) to the king or lord from whom he holds land; fealty (now...
