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51devise — de·vise 1 /di vīz/ vt de·vised, de·vis·ing [Anglo French deviser to divide, share, bequeath, ultimately from Latin dividere to divide]: to give (property) by will; specif: to give (real property) by will compare alienate, bequeath, convey …
52WILLS — (Heb. צַוָּאָה). A will is a person s disposition of his property in favor of another in such manner that the testator retains the property or his rights to it until his death. There are three different forms of wills, each governed by different… …
53William Petre — Sir William Petre (circa 1505 – 1572) was born in Devon in 1505 and educated as a lawyer at Exeter College, Oxford. He became a public servant, probably through the influence of the Boleyns, one of whom, George, he had tutored at Oxford and… …
54will — n Will, volition, conation can all refer to the power or act of making or effecting a choice or decision. Will applies not only to this power or act but also to the complex of rational and irrational, conscious and unconscious forces within a… …
55legate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French legat, from Latin legatus deputy, emissary, from past participle of legare to depute, send as emissary, bequeath, from leg , lex Date: 12th century a usually official… …
56Merism — In rhetoric, a merism is a figure of speech by which a single thing is referred to by a conventional phrase that enumerates several of its parts, or which lists several synonyms for the same thing. Merisms also figure in a number of familiar… …
57French Crown Jewels — Crown Jewels of France, on display at the Louvre with the crown and diadem of Empress Eugenie to the left, the set of Queen Marie Amélie in the centre and the crown of Louis XV to the right with the diadem of the Duchess of Angoulème …
58Statute of Merton — Infobox Legislation Name= Statute of Merton Parliament/Congress/Senate it was passed in= Parliament of England Logo of that parliament or congress= Kilty s English Statutes, 1811; Volume 143, Page 262. Extracts from the Statute of Merton.… …
59United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
60demise — de·mise 1 /di mīz/ vt de·mised, de·mis·ing: to convey (possession of property) by will or lease the demised premises demise 2 n [Anglo French, from feminine past participle of demettre to convey by lease, from Old French, to put down, give up,… …
