| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameArchdeacon |
Term description Senior clergyman in the pre-Reformation, Roman Catholic or Episcopal church, working within a diocese |
| NameArchdean |
Term description Senior clergyman in the pre-Reformation, Roman Catholic or Episcopal church, attached to a cathedral |
| NameArcher |
Term description Bowman, one who fights with bow and arrows |
| NameArchitect |
Term description One who designs buildings |
| NameArchpedell |
Term description Senior church or university officer |
| NameArmorar/armorer/armourer |
Term description Maker of armour; official in charge of a regiment's or ship's arms |
| NameArmourer's assistant |
Term description Maker of armour; official in charge of a regiment's or ship's arms |
| NameArmourer's mate |
Term description Maker of armour; official in charge of a regiment's or ship's arms |
| NameArtisan |
Term description A skilled manual worker |
| NameAttorney-at-law |
Term description Advocate, lawyer in court |
| NameAuctioneer |
Term description Advocate, lawyer in court |
| NameAuditor |
Term description One who examines accounts or goods for others |
| NameAddn. |
Term description Additional |
| NameA-N C of M |
Term description Ante-Nuptial Contract of Marriage |
| NameAGRL |
Term description Agricultural Land |
| NameASSOCN |
Term description Association |
| NameAct |
Term description Formal decision |
| NameAddettit |
Term description Indebted to, owing |
| NameAdjudication |
Term description [Or 'adjudication for debt'] The legal action by which a debtor's property was passed to his creditors. Adjudication in implement, on the other hand, is a decision by a court to implement a defective title to land. |
| NameAliment |
Term description A maintenance |
| NameAir |
Term description Heir |
| NameAlienate |
Term description Sell |
| NameAllenarly |
Term description Only, solely or exclusively |
| NameAmerciament |
Term description A fine imposed on a wrongdoer |
| NameAnent |
Term description Concerning, on the subject of |
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