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Bretwalda :: Bretwalda (n.) The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in their warfare against the British tribes.

Quince :: Quince (n.) The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves..

Turanians :: Turanians (n. pl.) A group of races or tribes inhabiting Asia and closely related to the Mongols.

Incorrupt :: Incorrupt (a.) Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the influence of bribes; upright; honest.

Deal :: Deal (v. i.) To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players..

Acherontic :: Acherontic (a.) Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund..

Bidale :: Bidale (n.) An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief..

Construction :: Construction (n.) The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense..

Vehmic :: Vehmic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their jurisdiction..

Malacoderm :: Malacoderm (n.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies..

Prosecute :: Prosecute (v. t.) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot..

Corruption :: Corruption (n.) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery..

Probate :: Probate (n.) Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument offered, purporting to be the last will and testament of a person deceased, is indeed his lawful act; the copy of a will proved, under the seal of the Court of Probate, delivered to the executors with a certificate of its having been proved..

Shiff :: Shiff (v. i.) To divide; to distribute.

Bridecake :: Bridecake (n.) Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding..

Pool :: Pool (v. t.) To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic..

Curvinerved :: Curvinerved (a.) Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; -- called also curvinervate and curve-veined.

Morphology :: Morphology (n.) That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See Tectology, and Promorphology..

Supracranial :: Supracostal (a.) Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs..

Cultirostres :: Cultirostres (n. pl.) A tribe of wading birds including the stork, heron, crane, etc..

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