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  • 111governor — /guv euhr neuhr, euh neuhr/, n. 1. the executive head of a state in the U.S. 2. a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison. 3. Also called governor general.… …

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  • 112priority — 1. adjective /ˈpɹaɪɒɹɪti/ a) Prior or antecedent in time, or preceding something else; as, priority application. b) Having precedence; of superior rank. 2. noun /ˈpɹaɪɒɹɪti/ …

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  • 113Nitto 1320 Legends — Developer(s) Cie Studios Publisher(s) Cie Studios Distributor(s) Cie Studios Version …

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  • 114Jacob —    One who follows on another s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2 4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai roi, when his father was fifty nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty nine… …

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  • 115general — gen·er·al / jen rəl, je nə / adj 1: involving, applicable to, or affecting the whole 2: involving, relating to, or applicable to every member of a class, kind, or group 3: not confined by specialization or limitation 4: relating to, determined by …

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  • 116clozzomed — Mawdesley Glossary clasped hold of a person. To claim attention of a person, of superior rank or importance …

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  • 117prelate — bishop or abbot of superior rank Ecclesiastical Terms …

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  • 118augment — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. augmenter increase, enhance (14c.), from L.L. augmentare to increase, from L. augmentum an increase, from augere to increase, make big, enlarge, enrich, from PIE root *aug to increase (Cf. Skt. ojas strength; Lith. augu to …

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  • 119general — {{11}}general (adj.) c.1200, comprehensive, inclusive, full, from L. generalis relating to all, of a whole class (contrasted with specialis), from genus (gen. generis) stock, kind (see GENUS (Cf. genus)). General store attested by 1810, American… …

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  • 120ma'am — [[t]mæ̱m, mɑ͟ːm[/t]] N VOC (politeness) People sometimes say ma am as a very formal and polite way of addressing a woman whose name they do not know or a woman of superior rank. [mainly AM] Would you repeat that please, ma am? Syn: madam …

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