This page needs to be proofread.
GLOSSARY OF LATIN WORDS.
5
| Alodium | A free nanor. | |
| Aloverium | A purse. | |
| Altaragium | Altarage; offerings made upon the altar; small tithes. | |
| Alterare | To change, alter. | |
| Alteratio | Alteration. | |
| Ambactus | Servant; client. | |
| Ambassiata | An embassy. | |
| Ambassiator | An ambassador. | |
| Ambidexter | A juror who takes money from both sides; a swindler. | |
| Ambisiata | See Ambassiata. | |
| Ambra | A measure of wheat or salt, four bushels. | |
| Amerciamentum | A pecuniary punishment. | |
| Amerciare | To amerce, to fine. | |
| Amicia | See Almucia. | |
| Amictus | An amice, a linen napkin forming a hood or collar, the first vestment of a bishop or priest. | |
| Ammobragium | A kind of service, qu. the same as Amabyr. | |
| Amortizare | To alien lands in mortmain, to amortize. | |
| Amortizatio | Amortization, alienation of tenements in mortmain. | |
| Amotibilis, or Amovibilis | Removeable. | |
| Ampliatio | Deferring judgment till a cause is further examined. | |
| Anachoreta | Hermit; anchorite. | |
| Anamelatus | Enamelled. | |
| Ancoragium | Duty paid by ships when they anchor in a haven. | |
| Andena | A swath; as much ground as a man can stride over; an andiron. | |
| Anelaciuni | Knife, or dagger. | |
| Angaria | A vexations personal service ; the Ember weeks. | |
| Angeldum | The single valuation, or fine imposed on a criminal. | |
| Annales | Yearling cattle. | |
| Annatæ | First fruits; annates, first year's revenue of a benefice. | |
| Annuale | Yearly income of a prebendary; or of a priest for celebrating an anniversary. | |
| Antecessor | Ancestor; predecessor in office; a servant attending on a dean and chapter. | |
| Antianitas | Seniority; ancienty. | |
| Antianus | Old; ancient. | |
| Antigraphus | Scribe. | |
| Antiquitas | Seniority; ancienty. | |
| Antistes | Bishop; abbot. | |
| Antistita | Abbess. | |
| Antistitium | Monastery. |
