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GLOSSARY OF LATIN WORDS

FOUND IN RECORDS AND OTHER ENGLISH MANUSCRIPTS, BUT NOT OCCURRING IN CLASSICAL AUTHORS. A.


 * abaciscus:—a small square tablet.
 * abactor:—a cattle lifter, who steals sheep or cattle in herds, not singly.
 * abacus:—a calculating board; and hence, arithmetic; a sideboard; a cupboard.
 * abandonnare:—to permit or forbid by proclamation.
 * abandonum, abandum:—anything sequestered, proscribed, pledged, or abandoned.
 * abarnare:—to prove, legally, a secret crime.
 * abastardare:—to bastardize.
 * abaso:—an infirmary.
 * abatamentum:—an entry by interposition.
 * abatare:—to beat down; to defeat a writ or appeal; to enter into property void by death of the possessor before the heir takes possession.
 * abatis:—an officer who distributes corn, an avener or hostler; a ration of corn.
 * abator:—a person who by interposition enters into property.
 * abatudus:—diminished, esp. clipped, as money.
 * abbas:—an abbot.
 * abbatatus:—the office of abbot.
 * abbatia, abbathia:—an abbey; the office of abbot.
 * abbatis. See abatis.
 * abbatissa:—an abbess.
 * abbatizare:—to be abbot.
 * abbayum:—a milldam.
 * abbettamentum:—abetment.
 * abbettare, abettare:—to abet; to instigate.
 * abbettator:—an abettor.
 * abbettum:—abetment.
 * abbottare:—to abut, or bound.
 * abbremamentum:—an abridgement.
 * abbreviare:—to abridge.
 * abbrocdmentum:—abbrochment, or forestalling a market or fair.
 * abbrocator:—a forestaller; a broker.
 * abbuttare:—to abut.
 * abcariare:—to carry away.
 * abdicare:—to renounce an office before the term of service is expired.