By metonymy, this term is used to describe the office or functions of a judge, whose state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity and honor without stain. Webster. … [Read more...] about ERMINE
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EQUUS COOPERTUS
A horse equipped with saddle and furniture. … [Read more...] about EQUUS COOPERTUS
ERNES
In old English law. The loose scattered ears of corn that are left on the ground after the binding. … [Read more...] about ERNES
ERABILIS
A maple tree. Not to be confounded with arabilis, (arable land.) … [Read more...] about ERABILIS
EROSION
The gradual eating away of the soil by the operation of currents or tides. Distinguished from submergence which is the disappearance of the soil under the water and the formation of a navigable body over it. … [Read more...] about EROSION