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empire being then at Constantinople, where few or none spoke Latin in perfection; notwithstanding which some of then were published in

verdict

verdict [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum) of Anglo-French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French

retrocession

retrocession [French rétrocession, from Medieval Latin retrocessio retreat, from Late Latin, act of going back, from

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register

register [Anglo-French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta, pl., register, from Latin,

trespass

de bo·nis as·por·ta·tis [-dē-bō-nis-as-pȯr-tā-tis, -dā-bō-nēs-Ä s-pȯr-tÄ -tēs] [probably from Medieval Latin (trangressio) de bonis asportatis (trespass) concerning property carried off] :

preamble

preamble [Middle French preambule, from Medieval Latin preambulum, from Late Latin, neuter of preambulus walking in front

invest

invest [Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, from in- in + vestis

interlocutory

interlocutory [Medieval Latin interlocutorius, from Late Latin interloqui to pronounce an interlocutory sentence,

hereditament

hereditament [Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Late Latin hereditare to inherit, from Latin hered-

gravamen

gravamen [Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, burden, from Latin gravare to burden, from

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