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Mercer Mercer
Mercer ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin an occupational name for a trader (Old French mercier, from Late Latin mercarius, a derivative of merx ‘merchandise’). Use as a given name in the United States may have originated in honour of General Hugh Mercer, killed at... Read more
Santarem Santarem
Santarém, Brazil, Portugal 1. Brazil (Pará): founded in 1661 as a Jesuit mission to a Tapajó community, hence its first name of Tapajós. It was renamed after St Irene (Santa Iria) when it became a town in 1758.2. Portugal: the Roman town had the original name of Scalabis... Read more
choragic monuments choragic monuments
choragic. Pertaining to the leader (choragus) of a Greek chorus, so a choragic monument (such as that of Lysicrates (334 bc) or Thrasyllus (319–279 bc) in Athens) was one created in honour of a choragus, and supported a bronze tripod given as a prize.... Read more
Exaltation of the Cross Exaltation of the Cross
Exaltation of the Cross a feast observed in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches on 14 September in honour of the Cross of Christ, to commemorate either the exposition of the supposed True Cross in 629 after its recovery from the Persians, or the dedication by Constantine in 335 of the basilica... Read more
Otis Otis
Otis ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a patronymic derived from the genitive case of the medieval given name Ote or Ode (of Norman, and ultimately Germanic, origin; compare Odette). In northern England the medieval given name survived into the 19th century. It came to be used as a... Read more
Royal prerogative Royal prerogative
royal prerogative is a term which has changed its meaning considerably. In modern times it mainly refers to a reserve or discretionary power entrusted to the monarch, though it is far from clear what that power is. In the medieval period the term was used largely to describe feudal rights. There was... Read more
Ernest Meissonier Ernest Meissonier
Meissonier, Ernest (b Lyons, 21 Feb. 1815; d Paris, 31 Jan. 1891). French painter, illustrator, and sculptor. He was immensely successful with his small-format, nigglingly detailed historical paintings and historical genre pieces (particularly scenes in Three Musketeers vein or from the Napoleonic... Read more
manorial courts manorial courts
manorial courts. After the Norman Conquest the system of feudal landholding required the lord of the manor to provide a court for his tenants. Such ‘seigneurial’ courts were the court of the honour and the court baron, for free tenants, and the court customary for unfree tenants or... Read more
Jefferson Jefferson
Jefferson ♂ Transferred use of the surname, originally a patronymic meaning ‘son of Jeffrey’. The given name is still sometimes so used. In the United States it has often been bestowed in honour of the statesman Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), principal author of the... Read more
Caroline Caroline
Caroline ♀ From the French form of Latin or Italian Carolina, a feminine derivative of Carolus (see Charles). This name was used by certain gentry families from the 17th century onwards, no doubt in honour of the Stuart kings named Charles. It was famously borne by Lady Caroline Lamb... Read more

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McSLAMAMAN; Stew's flops kop it LIVERPOOL 2 ARSENAL 0;.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) ...bred superstar who can bring back the glory in a three...challenge for soccer's big honours. They failed to compete...shot Liverpool to the top with two stunning goals...attacking force who showed no mercy. His mission was to seek and ...
Squirrels and a love of nuts
Newspaper article from: The Herald ...perambulates on his mission of mercy. But what Mr Madden...so precariously on top of his head. The...perch high at the top of a tree, the furry...US marines, and bring some gaiety and food...much healthier. In honour of Mr ...

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