A mediaeval term for a class of agricultural owners of small allodial farms, which they cultivated in connection with larger farms belonging to their lords. paying rent and service for the latter, and being under the protection of their superiors. Military tenants holding lands from the emperor. Spelman. … [Read more...] about ARIMANNI
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Armed Forces App.
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ARGENTUM
Silver; money. Argentum album. Bullion; uncoined silver ; common silver coin.; silver coin worn smooth. Cowell; Spelman. Argentum Dei. God's money; God's penny; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell. … [Read more...] about ARGENTUM
ARISTOCRACY
That form of government in which the sovereign power is exercised by a small number of persons to the exclusion of the remainder of the people. A government in which a class of men rules supreme. A form of government which is lodged In a council composed of select members or ndbles, without a monarch, and exclusive of the people. A privileged class of the people; nobles and … [Read more...] about ARISTOCRACY
ARMED ROBBERY
See robbery. The crime of robbery committed with a dangerous weapon. See also aggravated robbery; a more severe crime. … [Read more...] about ARMED ROBBERY
