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  • 21Pope Clement XII —     Pope Clement XII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement XII     (LORENZO CORSINI).     Born at Florence, 7 April, 1652; elected 12 July, 1730; died at Rome 6 February, 1740. The pontificate of the saintly Orsini pope, Benedict XIII, from… …

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  • 22International Touring Competition 1930 — The International Touring Competition in 1930 (French: Challenge International de Tourisme) was the second FAI international touring aircraft contest, that took place between July 18 and August 8, 1930 in Berlin, Germany. Four Challenges, from… …

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  • 23Dimitrios Kallergis — (Greek: Δημήτριος Καλλέργης, 1803 1867), was a Cretan born Greek soldier and statesman. Kallergis in Paris in 1865, photographed by André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri. Hailing from the distinguished Cretan Kallergis family, he studied medicine at Paris …

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  • 24mulct — (v.) late 15c., to punish by a fine, from M.Fr. mulcter to fine, punish (15c.), from L. mulctare, altered (Barnhart calls it false archaism ) from multare punish, to fine, from multa penalty, fine, perhaps from Oscan or Samnite [Klein]. Sense of… …

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  • 25pay for — 1. Give an equivalent for, bear the expense of, be mulcted on account of, defray the cost. 2. Atone for, make amends for …

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  • 26con|tu|ma|cy — «KON tu muh see, tyu ; kuhn TOO , TYOO », noun, plural cies. stubborn resistance to authority; obstinate disobedience: »The members of the class were mulcted in the sum of ten shillings each, for contumacy (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): willfulness,… …

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  • 27LONDON — LONDON, capital of england and seat of what has always been the largest Jewish community in the country. Medieval Period There is no reliable evidence for the presence of Jews in London until after the close of the Saxon period. After the Norman… …

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