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Next after the tenth as the eleventh chapter...
Decillion
According to the English notation a million involved to the tenth power or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed according to the French and American notation a thousand involved to the eleventh power or a unit with thirty three ciphers annexed See the Note under Numeration...
Hilary term
Formerly one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty first of the same month in each year so called from the festival of St Hilary January 13th...
K
the eleventh letter of the English alphabet is nonvocal consonant The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language It came into the Latin from the Greek which received it from a Phoelignician source the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian Etymologically K is most nearly related to c g h which see...
Magh
The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar...
Martinmas
The feast of St Martin the eleventh of November often called martlemans...
November
The eleventh month of the year containing thirty days...
Sebat
The eleventh month of the ancient Hebrew year approximately corresponding with February...
Amalphitan code
Amalphitan code, a collection of sea-laws, complied about the end of the eleventh century by the people of Amalphi. It consists of the laws of maritime subjects which were or had been in force in countries bordering on the Mediterranean, and was for a long time received as authority in those countries....
Duke
Duke, the highest order amongst the nobility. The first duke in England was the Black Prince, who was created Duke of Cornwall in the eleventh year of Edward III. See NOBILITY....
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