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  • 81Precedence — Pre*ced ence, Precedency Pre*ced en*cy, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]c[ e]dence. See {Precede}.] 1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or state of going …

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  • 82Precedency — Precedence Pre*ced ence, Precedency Pre*ced en*cy, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]c[ e]dence. See {Precede}.] 1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or… …

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  • 83Stauffenberg — See also: Master of the Stauffenberg Altarpiece Coat of Arms of the Schenk von Stauffenberg family …

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  • 84Sons of Mogh — ST episode series = Deep Space Nine name = Sons of Mogh ep num = 86 prod num = 48 date = February 12, 1996 writer = Ronald D. Moore director = David Livingston guest = Tony Todd as Kurn Robert Doqui as Noggra Dell Yount as Tilikia D. Elliot Woods …

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  • 85major — /may jeuhr/, n. 1. a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain. 2. one of superior rank, ability, etc., in a specified class. 3. Educ. a. a subject or field of study chosen by a student to… …

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  • 86confer — I. v. n. Converse, discourse, parley, advise, talk, hold a conference, talk together, compare notes, interchange views. II. v. a. [Appropriately used when the gift is from a person of superior rank to another of lower rank.] Bestow, give, grant,… …

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  • 87major — ma•jor [[t]ˈmeɪ dʒər[/t]] n. 1) mil a commissioned military officer ranking below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain 2) one of superior rank, ability, or power in a specified class 3) edu a) field of study in which a student specializes b)… …

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  • 88NATHAN OF GAZA — (1643/4–1680), one of the central figures of the shabbatean movement. His full name was Abraham Nathan b. Elisha Ḥayyim Ashkenazi, but he became famous as Nathan the Prophet of Gaza, and after 1665 his admirers generally called him the holy lamp… …

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  • 89Priority — Pri*or i*ty, n. [Cf. F. priorit[ e]. See {Prior}, a.] 1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application. [1913 Webster] 2. Precedence; superior rank. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 90Priority of debts — Priority Pri*or i*ty, n. [Cf. F. priorit[ e]. See {Prior}, a.] 1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application. [1913 Webster] 2. Precedence; superior rank. Shak. [1913… …

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