A temporary governor of the country. Blount. A bailiff or steward. Spelman. … [Read more...] about GASTALDUS
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GEBOCCED
An Anglo-Saxon term, meaning "conveyed." … [Read more...] about GEBOCCED
GENEATH
In Saxon law. A villein, or agricultural tenant, (villanus villicus;) a hind or farmer, (firmarius rusticus.) Spelman. … [Read more...] about GENEATH
GAOL
A prison for temporary confinement; a jail; a place for the confinement of offenders against the law. There is said to be a distinction between "gaol" and "prison;" the former being a place for temporary or provisional confinement, or for the punishment of the lighter offenses and misdemeanors, while the latter is a place for permanent or long-continued confinement, or for the … [Read more...] about GAOL
GARDEN
A piece of ground appropriated to raising plants and flowers. 2. A garden is a parcel of a house and passes with it. … [Read more...] about GARDEN