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1. absent, v. View full entry a1425
...intr. To withdraw, remove oneself; to stay away. In later use chiefly S. Asian....
2. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
3. agitation, n. View full entry 1547
...The state or condition of being moved backwards and forwards repeatedly; commotion, disturbance, perturbation; an instance of this....
4. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
5. apex, n.1 View full entry 1604
...(As in Latin.) rare....
6. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
7. bio-, comb. form View full entry 1808
...With the sense ‘biographical’, ‘comprising elements of biography’....
8. class, n. and adj. View full entry 1533
...Roman Hist. A group of Roman citizens who could meet a certain minimum wealth qualification; spec. each of the five groups into which property owners were divided for military...
9. communal, adj. View full entry a1470
...Common, unanimous. Obs....
10. communalism, n. View full entry 1871
...A principle or system of social organization in which the major political units of society are local self-governing communities. Now rare (hist. in later use)....
11. communalist, n. and adj. View full entry 1871
...An advocate of communalism (communalism1); esp. a member or supporter of the Paris Commune of 1871, a Communard. Now rare (hist....
12. free cost, n., adj., and adv. View full entry 1542
...at (formerly †of, †on, †upon) free cost: without cost, free of charge, gratis....
13. madcap, n. and adj. View full entry 1589
...In early use: a madman; a maniac. Obs.rare....
14. mail, n.2 View full entry c1275
...A bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag, a portmanteau. In later use Sc. and U.S. in pl.: baggage. †Also fig....
15. † malikana, n. View full entry 1840
...In South Asia: a share of the revenue due to the possessor of a right to collect revenue; a payment representing this....
16. marriage, n. View full entry c1300
...The condition of being a husband or wife; the relation between persons married to each other; matrimony....
17. may, v.1 View full entry eOE
...intr....
18. medico, n. View full entry 1689
...A medical practitioner; a medical officer. Also: a medical student. Now chiefly slang or humorous (exc. S. Asian)....
19. mehtar, n. View full entry 1662
...Originally: (the title of) any of several high-ranking officers of the Persian royal household. Later also: a groom, or a stable boy in Persia (Iran). Obs....
20. minor, adj. and n. View full entry c1230
...Used chiefly as postmodifier....
