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  • aymellatus:—enamelled.
  • ayziamentum. See aisiamentum.
  • azaldus:—an inferior horse.
  • azarum:—steel.
  • azesiæ:—tiles (?), shingles (?).

B.

  • babatum:—a horseshoe.
  • baca:—an iron hook or staple.
  • bacar:—a turnip.
  • baccalarius, baccalaureus:—a bachelor.
  • baccile, baccinium:—a bason.
  • bachelarius:—a young knight; a knight disqualified from youth or poverty from carrying a banner in war. See baccalarius.
  • bacheleria:—the commonalty, as distinguished from the baronage.
  • bacho. See baco.
  • bacile, bacina, bacinus:—a bason.
  • bacinettum:—a basinet, a helmet smaller than a helm and usually pointed at the top.
  • bacium:—a horsecloth. O. E. base. See bassum.
  • baco:—a hog; a salted pig's carcase; a flitch of bacon; a ham.
  • bactile:—a candlestick, esp. of wood.
  • bacularius:—a bachelor.
  • baculus:—a crozier.
  • badius:—bay (horse).
  • baffa:—a flitch of bacon.
  • baga:—a bag or purse.
  • bagatinus:—a small brass Venetian coin, worth in the 17th century about 1/16 of a penny.
  • bagea:—a badge.
  • bagus:—bay (horse).
  • bahuda, bahudum:—a chest; a trunk, called a barehide in English.
  • baia:—rumour; a bay.
  • baiardus:—a bay horse.
  • baila, bailium:—bail.
  • bailius. baillivus:—a bailiff.
  • baillia:—bailiwick.
  • baillium:—a grant in trust; the "bailey" of a castle.
  • baius:—bay (of a horse).
  • bajula:—a pitcher; the office of bajulus; a nurse.
  • bajulator:—a bearer; a guardian.
  • bajulus:—a bearer; a bailiff.
  • bajulus aquilæ:—an officer in the military order of St. John of Jerusalem, the Bailly of the Eagle.
  • bakeria:—a bakehouse.
  • bala:—a bale.
  • balancea, balancia:—a pair of scales.
  • balasius:—a balasse ruby, of a pale colour.
  • balca:—a balk (of land).
  • balcanifer:—the standard-bearer of the Knights Templars.
  • balcanum:—the Templars' standard.
  • baldacinifer. See balcanifer.