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1. abanderado, n. View full entry 1598
...A standard-bearer....
2. accoutrement | accouterment, n. View full entry c1550
...In pl. Items of apparel; (more generally) additional pieces of dress or equipment, trappings; (Mil.) the outfit of a soldier other than weapons and garments....
3. accrue, n. View full entry 1548
...Increase by augmentation or reinforcement; an addition or increase by augmentation; (occas.) the accretion of a title. Cf. crew...
4. acropolis, n. View full entry 1570
...A citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically one built on a hill. Freq. (with capital initial) as the proper name of the ancient citadel of Athens. Also ...
5. 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,...
6. adjoint, n. and adj. View full entry 1574
...That which is joined or connected to something else; an addition; an adjunct....
7. adrift, adv. and adj. View full entry 1578
...In or into a drifting condition; so as to drift without being moored, steered, propelled, etc....
8. adviser, n. View full entry c1536
...Usu. with of. A person who advises a particular course of action, measure, etc.; an advocate, a proponent. Now rare....
9. aerial, adj. View full entry ?1545
...Dwelling, flying, or moving in the air, above the earth; occurring or taking place in the air; (spec. of birds or bats) spending much of the time airborne....
10. afforciament, n. View full entry 1509
...A fortress; a fortified place. Obs....
11. † affret, n. View full entry 1590
...A sudden attack; an onslaught....
12. affront, n. View full entry ?1587
...A hostile encounter; an attack, an assault. Obs....
13. † affronture, n. View full entry 1549
...The action of confronting or opposing in hostility; attack, assault....
14. aga, n.1 View full entry 1542
...In Muslim countries (esp. under the Ottoman Empire): (originally) a military commander or senior officer; (subsequently also) a civil officer or tribal chieftain. Freq. as a title of distinction (e.g. in Turkey...
15. aggress, v. View full entry ?1570
...intr. To approach, march forward; to progress. Obs....
16. aggressor, n. View full entry 1585
...A person, nation, animal, etc., that attacks or assails another, esp. one who makes the first attack or takes the first step in provoking conflict....
17. aim-crier, n. View full entry 1597
...A person who offers encouragement; an encourager, an abettor. Cf. aim3....
18. aiming, n. View full entry 1574
...The action of aim (in various senses)....
19. alarmed, adj.1 View full entry ?a1518
...Ready, prepared, and equipped for battle; (in early use) esp. in full armour and with weapons ready. Also: called to arms, or roused into action. Obs....
20. alcayde, n. View full entry c1503
...In Spain, Portugal, and regions under their influence: the governor or commander of a fortress or fortified town; the warden of a prison....
