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184 *allox:—a toe.
 * allucium. See allota.
 * alluminare:—to illuminate, to decorate books with colour.
 * alluminator:—a limner, an illuminator.
 * allutarius. See alutarius.
 * almaria, almerium:—a cupboard; an aumbry. See armaria.
 * almariolum:—a little cupboard.
 * almicia, almicium. See almucia, amictus.
 * almonaria:—an almonry.
 * almonarium:—a cupboard; an ambrey.
 * almonarius:—an almoner.
 * almonera, almoneria:—an almonry; a pouch or purse from which alms were given.
 * almucia, almucium:—an amess or amuse, a cloth or fur hood worn by canons and monks.
 * alna:—an ell. See ulna.
 * alnagium:—measurement by the ell; duty paid by the ell.
 * alnetum:—a place where alders grow, an alder grove.
 * aloarius, alodarius:—the lord of a free manor.
 * alodium:—a free manor.
 * alorium. See alura.
 * alosa:—a shad, probably used for both the twaite shad and the allice shad. (Cuvier's alosa finta and alosa communis.)
 * aloverium:—a purse.
 * alphita. See alfita.
 * altaragium:—altarage; offerings made upon the altar; small tithes.
 * altarigium. See altaragium.
 * altarista:—a priest assigned to one altar in a church.
 * altellus:—an alien.
 * altera pars:—half.
 * alterare:—to change, to alter.
 * alter atio:—alteration.
 * altile:—a fatted beast or fowl; a capon.
 * altiragium. See altaragium.
 * alura (Fr. aleur):—an alure, a passage, alley; a parapet; a walk behind a parapet; a gutter.
 * alutarius:—a cordwainer; a tanner; a tawyer; dressed leather.
 * alver:—the same as aloverium (?).
 * alveus:—a barge.
 * alviolum:—a maund, a basket.
 * amalare:—to enamel.
 * amanda:—an almond.
 * amatista:—an amethyst.
 * ambactus:—a servant; a client.
 * ambana:—an enclosure round a house; an outbuilding.
 * ambassiata:—an embassy.
 * ambassiator:—an ambassador.
 * ambidexter:—a juror who takes money from both sides; a swindler.
 * ambis:—a vase.
 * ambisiata. See ambassiata.
 * ambo:—a pulpit, or reading desk.