| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NameAnnalzie |
Term description Alienate, or sell |
| NameAnnualrent |
Term description Interest on a loan, paid annually |
| NameApparent heir |
Term description Not the person who 'appears' to be heir to landed property, but the heir who has already succeeded to it |
| NameAppraisement |
Term description Valuation |
| NameApprising |
Term description The sentence of a court affecting a debtor's heritable property, as a consequence of which that property would be sold to pay the debt. |
| NameArles |
Term description A payment made to signify completion of a bargain |
| NameArticles of roup |
Term description The conditions under which a property was to be auctioned |
| NameAssoilzie |
Term description To find someone 'not guilty', to absolve them from the outcome of a legal action |
| NameAuchtand |
Term description Owing |
| NameAt |
Term description Indicates a landless person, e.g. Andrew Bennett, farm servant at Little Kenny |
| NameAvaill |
Term description Worth, or monetary value |
| NameAwand |
Term description Owing |
| NameAcre |
Term description A unit of square measure equal to 4 roods. For more information, see our guide to <a href="/guides/weights-and-measures">weights and measures</a>. |
| NameAitts/aittis |
Term description Oats |
| NameAblepsy |
Term description Loss of sight. |
| NameAgue |
Term description Fever, usually malarial, characterised by sweating and shaking. |
| NameAmerican plague |
Term description Yellow fever (a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes). |
| NameAnasarca |
Term description Extreme generalised edema, i.e. swelling throughout the body. Can be caused by liver or heart failure, or malnutrition. |
| NameAphonia |
Term description An inability to speak for pathological or psychological reasons. |
| NameAphtha |
Term description A small ulcer on the mouth or tongue. |
| NameApoplexy |
Term description Traditionally denotes a sudden loss of consciousness, often preceding death. Also refers to bleeding within the internal organs. |
| NameAsphyxia |
Term description A severe reduction in the amount of oxygen being supplied to the body through obstruction of the breathing, leading to loss of consciousness. |
| NameAtrophy |
Term description A wasting away of an organ or body tissue owing to injury, disease or lack of use. |
| NameAxies/axes/access fits |
Term description Ague |
| NameAizle tooth |
Term description Molar |
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