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1. adelantado, n. View full entry 1588
...The governor of a Spanish province, acting as the chief civil and judicial authority, and as military commander-in-chief in time of war; (also) a military leader with the authority to explore, colonize,...
2. advowson, n. View full entry c1300
...The right to present a member of the clergy to a particular benefice or living. Also occas. more generally: guardianship, protection, or patronage of a church or religious house; an instance of...
3. affidavit, n. View full entry 1515
...A written statement, formally confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court, or in support of certain applications. Also fig....
4. aldermanikin, n. View full entry 1640
...A little or young alderman....
5. alimony, n. View full entry c1613
...Law. Provision for the maintenance of a (former) spouse made by a husband (occas. a wife) after divorce or legal separation or during proceedings for these....
6. 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....
7. article, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Each of the separate items of a summary of faith; spec.each of the separate clauses or statements of the Apostles' Creed; (freq. with capital initial) any of the...
8. aˈttorneydom, n. View full entry 1881
...The body of attorneys collectively or abstractly. (Contemptuous.)...
9. baby act, n. View full entry 1837
...U.S.colloq. Any act or statute protecting the rights of minors. Freq. in to plead the baby act1. Now rare....
10. Babylon, n.2 View full entry 1530
...derogatory. The city of Rome as the seat of the Pope and the centre of authority of the Roman Catholic Church; (more generally) the Roman Catholic Church, its institutions, practices, etc....
11. bag, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A receptacle made of some flexible material closed in on all sides except at the top (where also it generally can be closed); a pouch, a small sack....
12. bargain, n.1 View full entry 1330
...Discussion between two parties of the terms on which one is to give or do something to or for the other; chaffering; bargaining. Obs....
13. bear, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A heavily-built, thick-furred plantigrade quadruped, of the genus Ursus; belonging to the Carnivora, but having teeth partly adapted to a vegetable diet. ...
14. 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...
15. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
16. black and tan, adj. and n. View full entry 1786
...Of an animal, esp. a dog: having a coat of a black and tan (yellowish-brown) colour; spec. designating breeds of dog noted for such colouring (see sense B. 1...
17. blister, n.1 View full entry a1400
...A thin vesicle on the skin, containing serum, caused by friction, a burn, or other injury, or the action of a vesicatory....
18. blood, n. (and int.) View full entry eOE
...The red fluid flowing in the arteries, capillaries, and veins of humans and other vertebrates, carrying oxygen and nutrients to, and carbon dioxide and waste metabolites away from, the organs and tissues...
19. blue, adj. View full entry 1366
...The name of one of the colours of the spectrum; of the colour of the sky and the deep sea; cerulean....
20. boot, n.3 View full entry c1325
...A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, usually of leather. (Distinguished from a shoe by extending above the ankle. In earlier times used only by riders:...
