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Originally the governor of a province under the Mogul government of Hindostan, whence it became a mere title of any man of high rank, upon whom it was conferred without any office being attached to it Wils. Indian Gloss. … [Read more...] about NABOB

in French law, is the contract of pledge; if of a movable, it is called "gage;" and if of an immovable, it is called "antichrese." Brown. … [Read more...] about NANTISSEMENT

North American Free Trade Association. … [Read more...] about NAFTA

The Code Civil of France, enacted into law during the reign of Napoleon, bore his name until the restoration of the Bourbons when it was deprived of that name, and it is now cited Code Civil. … [Read more...] about NAPOLEONIC CODE

L. Fr. A villein; a born slave; a bondwoman. … [Read more...] about NAIF