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Chirugeon

Chirugeon the ancient denomination of a surgeon.

Chirograph

the two parties concerned, were proved authentic by matching with and answering one another. Deeds thus made were denominated syngrapha by the canonists, and with us chirographa, or hand writings. Chirograph was also used for a fine,

Chief-rents

Chief-rents [fr. Reditus capitales, Lat.], the annual payments of freeholders of manors; also denominated quit rents (quieti reditus), because thereby the tenant goes free of all other services. See MANOR.

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Cancellaria curia

Cancellaria curia, the ancient denomination of the Court of Chancery.

Calendar

Mohammedans adopt the lunar year. The solar year, calculated by the ancient Egyptians, has undergone various corrections and denominations. The chief of the calendars now in use are the three following: (1) The Julian, so called because

Brawling

in churches and chapels of the Church of England or Ireland, or in any chapel of any religious denomination, or in England in any place of religious worship duly certified under the (English) Places of Worship Registration

Socage

or knights service in which the obligations were uncertain The service must be certain in order to be denominated socage as to hold by fealty and twenty shillings rent

Shinplaster

Formerly a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated in value also for paper money of a denomination less than a dollar

Yeomanry cavairy

Yeomanry cavairy, a denomination given to those troops of horse which were levied among the gentlemen and yeomen of the country, upon

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