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1. absent, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Not present in a place or at an occasion; away. Freq. in predicative use....
2. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...In biblical use, or allusions to this: a native or inhabitant of the Canaanite city of Adullam; (also) a frequenter of the nearby cave of Adullam, where a group discontented with the...
3. civility, n. View full entry c1384
...The position or status of being a citizen; citizenship. Obs....
4. composition, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of putting together or combining; the fact of being put together or combined; combination (of things as parts or elements of a whole)....
5. consul, n. View full entry c1384
...The title of the two annually elected magistrates who exercised conjointly supreme authority in the Roman Republic; the title without the function was retained under the Empire....
6. decurion, n. View full entry 1382
...Roman Hist. A cavalry officer in command of a decuria or company of ten horse. Also gen. A commander or captain of ten men....
7. depute, v. View full entry 1382
...trans. To appoint, assign, ordain (a person or thing) to or for a particular office, purpose, or function. Obs....
8. distribution, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of dividing and dealing out or bestowing in portions among a number of recipients; apportionment, allotment....
9. excess, n. View full entry 1382
...In literal sense: The action of going out or forth; adjournment (of Parliament). Obs.rare....
10. householder, n. View full entry a1382
...A person who runs or manages a house or household; the head of a household or family....
11. interpretation, n. View full entry 1382
...The action of interpreting or explaining; explanation, exposition. by interpretation, inferentially; = interpretatively...
12. legacy, n. View full entry c1384
...The function or office of a delegate or deputy. (Cf. embassy1b) Obs....
13. liberal, adj. and n. View full entry c1384
...Free in giving; generous, magnanimous. Also with of....
14. liberty, n.1 View full entry c1384
...Theol. Freedom from the bondage or dominating influence of sin, spiritual servitude, worldly ties, etc....
15. mass, n.2 View full entry a1382
...A dense aggregation of objects having the appearance of a single, continuous body. Also fig....
16. memorial, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Preserving the memory of a person or thing; often applied to an object set up, or a festival (or the like) instituted, to commemorate an event or a person. Formerly with ...
17. middleman, n. View full entry c1384
...A man occupying a central or middle position in space. Obs....
18. news, n. View full entry a1382
...New things; novelties. Obs....
19. orator, n. View full entry c1384
...A person who pleads or argues on behalf of a person or cause; an advocate, a spokesperson; spec. a professional advocate. Now rare (hist. in later...
20. painted, adj. View full entry a1382
...That has been coloured; to which paint has been applied; ornamented or decorated with designs or pictures executed in paint or colours....
