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1. adjourn, v. View full entry ?a1400
...trans....
2. advance, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...The action of extolling or lauding something; ostentation, boasting. Cf. advancement2. Obs....
3. appeal, v. View full entry 1330
...To call (one) to answer before a tribunal; in Law: To accuse of a crime which the accuser undertakes to prove. spec....
4. appease, v. View full entry 1330
...To bring to peace, pacify, quiet, or settle (strife or disorder)....
5. assembly, n. View full entry 1330
...Gathering together, meeting; the state of being collected or gathered; = assemblage1....
6. by-, comb. form View full entry c1330
...A Middle English variant spelling of the prefix bi-, be-, under which see most of the words, as, under be-, bycause, bydene,...
7. carry, v. View full entry 1330
...trans. To convey, originally by cart or wagon, hence in any vehicle, by ship, on horseback, etc....
8. commons, n. View full entry c1330
...The common people, as distinguished from those of noble, knightly, or gentle rank; (also) †the common soldiers of an army (obs.)....
9. county, n.1 View full entry c1330
...The domain or territory of a count. Obs....
10. cross-, comb. form View full entry c1330
...General uses in combination....
11. doctor, n. View full entry 1303
...A teacher, instructor; one who gives instruction in some branch of knowledge, or inculcates opinions or principles. (Const. of.) Now rare....
12. petition, n. View full entry ?a1400
...A supplication, entreaty, or prayer....
13. † sene, n.2 View full entry c1330
...= senate...
14. speaker, n. View full entry 1303
...One who speaks or talks....
15. stranger, n. (and adj.) View full entry 13..
...One who belongs to another country, a foreigner; chiefly (now exclusively), one who resides in or comes to a country to which he is a foreigner; an alien....
16. strike, n.1 View full entry c1330
...A distance. Obs....
17. trier, n. View full entry c1330
...One who examines and determines a cause or question; one who examines judicially; a judge....
18. † ˈviander, n.1 View full entry c1330
...One who provides viands or good cheer for his household or guests; a (liberal) host or entertainer. Usually with adjs., esp. good....
19. wage, n. View full entry 1338
...A pledge or security; = gage1. Phr. to hold, lay in wage. Obs....
20. welfare, n. View full entry 1303
...The state or condition of doing or being well; good fortune, happiness, or well-being (of a person, community, or thing); thriving or successful progress in life, prosperity....
