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delegate

delegate [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put

defame de·famed de·fam·ing [Medieval Latin defamare, alteration of Latin diffamare to spread news of, defame,

defalcation [earlier, deduction, lessening, shortcoming, from Medieval Latin defalcatio discounting of debt, from defalcare to cut down, deduct,

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debenture [Anglo-French debentour and Medieval Latin debentura, perhaps from Latin debentur they are owed] : an

dative [Medieval Latin dativus subject to appointment, from Latin, assigned (of a guardian),

corporation [Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporare to form into a body, from

condonation [Medieval Latin condonatio remission, pardon, from Latin condonare to give away, absolve]

condominium pl: -ums [New Latin, joint dominion, from Latin com- with, together + dominium rule,

charter [Old French chartre letter, formal document, from Late Latin chartula, from Latin, diminutive of charta sheet of papyrus] 1

dower [Anglo-French, from Old French douaire, modification of Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dot- dos gift, dowry] : the life

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