The time when the bounds of the parish are lustrated or gone over by the parish officers, rogation week. Enc. Lond. … [Read more...] about GANG-WEEK
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GARD, OR GARDE
L. Fr. Wardship; care; custody; also the ward of a city. … [Read more...] about GARD, OR GARDE
GANTELOPE
(pronounced "gauntlett") A military punishment, in which the criminal running between the ranks receives a lash from each man. Enc. Lond. This was called "running the gauntlett." … [Read more...] about GANTELOPE
GARDEIN
A keeper; a guardian. … [Read more...] about GARDEIN
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