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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.