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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	fee_n	simple_a	tail_n	1,656	5	9.7489	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17230	An English expositor teaching the interpretation of the hardest words vsed in our language. With sundry explications, descriptions, and discourses. By I.B. Doctor of Phisicke.	J. B. (John Bullokar)	1616 (1616)	STC 4083; ESTC S107055	109,871	224

Abeston A stone found in Arabia of the colour of iron which being once set on fire can hardly bee quenched Abiect Vile base of no estimation Abiure To sweare or forsweare a terme sometime vsed in Lawe when one hauing committed a capitall offence flyeth to a Church or Churchyard and chooseth rather perpetuall banishment viz. to abiure the Realme then stand to tryall of Lawe This Law was instituted by S. Edward the Confessour in fauour of life but now is not in vse Abiuration A renouncing by oath see Abiure Ablepsie Want of sight blindnesse vnaduisednesse Ablution A washing Abolition A taking away destroying or abolishing Abortion The birth of a child before due time or the destroying in the mothers wombe Abortiue That which is vntimely borne Abrahams Baume A little tree of the kind of Withies growing in Italy and other hot countreyes bearing round fruit like Pepper cornes It is very hot and drie and hath a singular propertie to procure chastitie for which cause Phisitians haue named it Agnus castus Abridge To shorten to cut off to gather onely the principall points Abrogate To abolish to disanull by publike authoritie to alter and make a Law which was in force to be of no effect Abrupt Broken off Abruptly By peece-meale out of order without obseruing of due circumstance Absolue To pardon acquite or discharge Absolute Perfect accomplished Absolution Pardon acquitall forgiuenesse Abstinence A forbearing from gluttony or vnlawfull taking other mens goods Abstinent Sober temperate content with his owne Abstract A little booke or gathering taken out of a greater Abstraction A taking away or a short draught taken out of a greater thing Abstruse Hidden secret not easie to vnderstand Absurde Foolish without any wit or grace Absurditie Foolishnesse Abusiue That which offereth abuse Abisse A bottomelesse pit any deepnesse so great that it cannot be sounded Acatia A little thorne growing in Egypt out of the leaues and fruit wherof they draw a iuyce or blacke liquour which being dryed is called Acatia and is very astrictiue or binding Our Apothecaries haue not the right Acatia but insteed thereof they vse the iuice of Sloes being of the same vertue that Acatia is Academie A Vniuersitie or great publike schoole the name hereof first came of a place in Athens called Academia where Plato taught Academicall Belonging to an Vniuersitie or Academie Academicke A Philosopher of the sect of Plato They acknowledged one God and beleeued the immortality of soules Plato hauing learned many things of the Hebrewes then the peculiar people of God Accelerate To hasten Acceleration A hastening Accesse Liberty or power to come to a place Accessible Which may be gone too Accessory He that counselleth or commandeth another to commit any offence or comforteth or hideth him knowing that he hath committed an offence Accident That which happeneth by chaunce sometime it signifieth that which belongeth to a thing and yet is no part of the substance as the quantine qualitie and such like Accidentall Happening by chance or belonging to an Accident Acclamation A crying out to one Accomodate To make fit to apply Accoutrement Attire or dressing Accoste To draw neere to one Accrew To grow arise or increase Accumulate To heape vp Accumulation A heaping together Acerbity Sowrenesse Acheeue To performe or bring to passe Acolite A Minister seruing to bring water wine and light to the altar Aconitum A venemous herbe hauing a root much like to a Scorpion and shining within like alabaster Poets faine that Cerberus the three headed dogge of hell being dregged vp in a chaine of Adamant by Hercules did cast some of his fome vpon this herbe whereby it became so venemous Acquire To get or procure Acquisition A getting or purchasing Acquite To discharge or free one Acquitall A freeing of one from being guiltie of an offence wherewith hee was charged Action A deed done or the doing of any thing In our common Lawe it signifieth a suite commenced against any man and is commonly diuided into three differing kindes viz. 1. Action personall which is for debt goods cattell 2. Action popular which any man may sue as vpon the breach of a penall statute where some aduantage is allowed to him that will sue for it 3. Action reall when one claimeth title to any lands tenements rents or common in fee simple fee taile or for terme of life Actiue Liuely strong nimble Actiuitie Strong nimblenesse Actor A doer sometime a Player Actuall That which is done or committed Acute Sharpe wittie Adage A prouerbe Adamant A precious stone commonly called a Diamond brought out of Arabia and Cyprus It is the hardest of all stones insomuch that it cutteth glasse and yieldeth neither to stroke of hammer nor fire for which cause the Greekes name it Adamas which in their tongue signifieth Inuincible Notwithstanding it is softened with goats blood being steeped therein new and warme It is of contrary nature to the loadstone in so much that being laide neere it the loadstone cannot draw yron hauing the vertue thereof ouermastered by the Adamant Addict To apply or giue ones selfe much to any thing Additament Any thing added Addition An adding or putting to In our commō law it signifieth any title giuen to a man beside his name which title sheweth his estate trade course of life and also dwelling place Adhere To cleaue to Adherence A cleauing to or belonging to any thing Adherent That which cleaueth or ioyneth close to a thing Adiacent That which lyeth neere to another thing Adiourne To deferre or put off till another time Adiournement A terme in law when any Court is dissolued and appointed to be kept vpon some other time or at any other place Adiunct A qualitie ioyned to a thing as heate to fire coldenesse to Snow Adiure To binde by oath to make one to sweare Adiuration A swearing or binding by oath Administer To do seruice sometime to take charge and dispose of a dead mans goods by appointment of the Ordinarie Administration The doing or handling of a businesse or the disposing of a dead mans goods that made no will Administrator Hee to whom the Ordinary committeth in charge the goodes of a man dying without will Admire To wonder to honour or esteeme highly Admiration A wondering Admission A receiuing or giuing one leaue to enter Admit To let in to allow of Admixtion A mingling of things together Admonish To warne Admonishment A warning giuen one Adopt To choose one to be his sonne Adoption The choosing and making one to bee as his sonne to him Adore To worship to giue diuine reuerence Adoration A worshipping Adorne To decke to set out to beautifie Adornation A decking or trimming Aduent A comming Certaine weekes before Christmas are so called because then is made in the Church solemne preparation for the comming of our Sauiour Aduentaile A coate of Armour Aduerse contrary Aduert To marke Aduertise To giue knowledge of a thing Adulation Flatterie Adulatory Which flattereth Adulterate To corrupt or

Subscription A writing vnder Subsist To abide or continue in his owne beeing Subsistence The abiding or continuance of a thing in it owne estate Substitute To appoint an inferior officer also he that is in authoritie vnder another or which ruleth in steed of another Subterfuge A refuge a sauegard a place to hide or saue one in Subuersion An ouerthrow Subuert To ouerthrow to destroy Succinct Briefe short Suffocate To strangle choke Suffocation A choking a strangling Suffrage Fauourable voyces in our behalfe as at the choosing of officers or Magistrates Suggest To put closely into ones minde Suggestion A prompting or putting of a thing into ones minde Sulphur Brimstone Summarie A briefe gathering together an abridgment containing the whole effect of a matter in few words Summarilie Briefly touching onely the chiefe points Summitie The height or top of a thing Superabound To abound very much to be in great plentie Supereminence Authoritie or dignitie aboue others Supererogation Laying out of more then one hath receiued or the doing of more then a man is of necessitie bound to doe Superficiall Going no farther then the outside slight bearing shew onely in the outside without any goodnesse within Superficies The outside of euery thing which is alwayes in sight Superfluitie More then needes to bee ouermuch Superfluous That which is too much also vaine or vnprofitable Superlatiue The highest Superiour Higher aboue another Supernall That which commeth from aboue Superscription A writing set vpon any thing as on the outside of a letter Supersedeas In our common Law it signifieth a commandement sent by writing forbidding an officer from the doing of that which otherwise hee might and ought to doe Superstition An excesse of ceremonious worship false worship or honour giuen to God Supplant To trip one or to ouerthrowe him craftily Supplement That which supplyeth or maketh vp what is wanting Supply To fill vp or adde too Suppliant He that maketh a supplication or humbly intreateth another Supplicate To beseech humbly Suppository Any thing put vp into the Fundament to make the body soluble It is commonly made of hony boyled till it grow thick and so made into an apt forme for that purpose whereto sometime is added the yolke of an egge or salt when wee will haue it to worke the effect more speedily Suppresse To keepe downe to beate vnder sometime to conceale or keepe close Supputation An account or reckoning Supreme Chiefe highest most excellent Surcease To giue ouer leaue off or cease * Surcote A gowne with a hood of the same Surplusage Ouerplus more then needes Surprise To come vnwares to take vpon a sodaine Surprisall A taking vnawares * Surquidrie Presumption Surrender To yielde vp lands or tenements to another Surreption A priuie taking away Surround To compasse round about Suruey To ouerlooke or ouersee Surueyer He that hath the ouersight of the kings or some great personages lands or workes Suruiue To ouerliue or liue after another Suruiuer He that liueth after another Suspend To stay one by authoritie for a time from executing his office to delay to deferre Suspence Doubtfulnesse vncertainty Suspiration A breathing or sighing Swallowes tayle In building it signifieth a fastening of two peeces of timber so strongly together that they cannot fall asunder Swaine A Seruant Swaynemote A Court kept thrice a yeare touching matters belonging to a forrest * Sweuen A dreame * Swynker A labourer Sycomore A tree like a fig tree hauing great branches and large leaues like a Mulberrie It beares fruit three or foure times in a yeare much like a wilde Fig but without any seeds within The fruit groweth vpon the verie bodie of the tree and the great maine boughes and will neuer be ripe except it bee scraped with an iron toole It is found plentifully in Caria Egypt and the I le of Rhodes especially in such places where Wheate will not grow Sycophant A Talebearer a slandererer a false accuser Syllogisme An Argument consisting of three parts whereby something is necessarily prooued as thus Euery vertue is honorable Patience is a vertue Thererefore Patience is honourable The first part of a syllogisme is called the Proposition or Maior the second the Assumption or Minor and the third the Conclusion Syluane Of or belonging to the woods Symbole A short gathering of principal points together Symmetrie Due proportion of one part with another Symmetrian Hee that considereth the due proportion of a thing how well the parts agree with the whole Sympathie A likenesse in quantitie or a like disposition or affection of one thing to another Symphonie Harmony or consent in Musick Symptome Any passion or griefe following a disease or sensibly ioyned with it as headach with an Ague a pricking in the side with a Pleurisie and such like Synagogue A Congregation or assembly commonly it signifies a church of the Iewes Synteresie The inward conscience or a naturall qualitie ingrafted in the soule which inwardly informeth a man whether he do well or ill Synod A generall councell a generall or vniuersal assembly Synoper Sec Cinoper Synopsie A sight or full view of a thing T * TAas. An heape Tabernacle A shelter or a roome made abroad with boords and boughes of trees There was of old among the Israelites a feast commaunded by God called the feast of Tabernacles which beganne on the fifteenth day of the seuenth moneth and continued seauen dayes during which time the Israelites liued abroad in Tabernacles in remembrance that their Fathers a long time so liued after God had deliuered them out of the land of Egypt Tacamahaza A Rosin brought out of the VVest Indies of great vertue against any cold humours rising of the Mother Toothach and diuers other griefes Talent A certaine value of money Among the Greekes there were two kindes of talents the greater and the lesse The greater conteined about two hundred thirty three pounds sterling the lesse about an hundred seuenty fiue pounds Among the Hebrewes the greater Talent of the Sanctuary conteined 400. pounds the lesser Talent halfe so much Tallage Custome fraight Tamarinds A fruite brought hither out of India like vnto green Damsens They are cold in operation and therefore good against burning Feauers and all inward diseases proceeding of heate and choler Tamariske A little tree bearing leaues not much vnlike to heath the decoction whereof in Wine and a little Vineger beeing drunken is of great vertue against the hardnes or stopping of the spleene or Milt This tree doth by nature so wast the Milt that Swine which haue beene daily fedde out of a vessell made thereof haue beene found to haue no Milt at all * Tapinage Secrecie slilinesse Tarantula A little beast like a Lizard hauing spots in his necke like starres Tardie Slow Tartar Leeze of wine Tautologie A repeating of one speech or matter often Taxe To appoint what one shal pay to the Prince sometime to reprooue Tearce A measure of moyst things beeing the sixt part of a tun and the third part of