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GYNARCHY, OR GYNECOCRACY

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Government by a woman; a state in which women are legally capable of the supreme command; e. p., in Great Britain and Spain. … [Read more...]

GYVES

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Fetters or shackles for the legs. … [Read more...]

GUTTER

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The diminutive of a sewer. An open ditch or conduit designed to allow the passage of water from one point to another in a certain direction whether for purposes of drainage irrigation or otherwise. … [Read more...]

GWABR MERCHED

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Maid's fee. A British word signifying a customary fine payable to lords of some manors on marriage of the tenant's daughters, or otherwise on their committing Incontinence. Cowell. … [Read more...]

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