A publication, in which is recounted the days of the week, month, and year, both common and particular, distinguishing the fasts, feasts, terms, etc., from … [Read more...] about ALMANAC
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ALLEGED
Stated; recited; claimed; asserted; charged. … [Read more...] about ALLEGED
ALLODIAL
Free; not holden of any lord or superior; owned without obligation of vassalage or fealty; the opposite of feudal. Barker v. Dayton, 28 Wis. 384; Wallace v. Harmstad, 44 Pa. 499. … [Read more...] about ALLODIAL
ALMESFEOH
In Saxon law. Alms fee; alms money. Otherwise called "Peterpence." Cowell. … [Read more...] about ALMESFEOH
ALLEGIANCE
By allegiance Is meant the obligation of fidelity and obedience which the individual owes to the government under which he lives, or to his sovereign in return for the protection he receives. It may be an absolute and permanent obligation, or it may be a qualified and temporary one. The citizen or subject owes an absolute and permanent allegiance to his government or sovereign, … [Read more...] about ALLEGIANCE