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Succubus :: Succubus (n.) A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus..

Sennight :: Sennight (n.) The space of seven nights and days; a week.

Noctidial :: Noctidial (a.) Comprising a night and a day; a noctidial day.

Nocturn :: Nocturn (n.) One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service..

Childe :: Childe (n.) A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland..

Benightment :: Benightment (n.) The condition of being benighted.

Banewort :: Banewort (n.) Deadly nightshade.

Quixotism :: Quixotism (n.) That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry..

Night-eyed :: Night-eyed (a.) Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.

Baronet :: Baronet (n.) A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners..

Commode :: Commode (n.) A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel.

Scup :: Scup (n.) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug..

Fortnightly :: Fortnightly (adv.) Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.

Tineman :: Tineman (n.) An officer of the forest who had the care of vert and venison by night.

Donzel :: Donzel (n.) A young squire, or knight's attendant; a page..

Bivouac :: Bivouac (n.) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack..

Gallinule :: Gallinule (n.) One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule

Anight :: Anight (adv.) Alt. of Anight.

Nigh :: Nigh (superl.) Not distant or remote in place or time; near.

Succula :: Succubus (n.) The nightmare. See Nightmare, 2..

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