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The Record Interpreter.
  • allox:—a toe.
  • allucium. See allota.
  • alluminare:—to illuminate, to decorate books with colour.
  • alluminator:—a limner, an illuminator.
  • allutarius. See alutarius.
  • almaria, almerium:—a cupboard; an aumbry. See armaria.
  • almariolum:—a little cupboard.
  • almicia, almicium. See almucia, amictus.
  • almonaria:—an almonry.
  • almonarium:—a cupboard; an ambrey.
  • almonarius:—an almoner.
  • almonera, almoneria:—an almonry; a pouch or purse from which alms were given.
  • almucia, almucium:—an amess or amuse, a cloth or fur hood worn by canons and monks.
  • alna:—an ell. See ulna.
  • alnagium:—measurement by the ell; duty paid by the ell.
  • alnetum:—a place where alders grow, an alder grove.
  • aloarius, alodarius:—the lord of a free manor.
  • alodium:—a free manor.
  • alorium. See alura.
  • alosa:—a shad, probably used for both the twaite shad and the allice shad. (Cuvier's alosa finta and alosa communis.)
  • aloverium:—a purse.
  • alphita. See alfita.
  • altaragium:—altarage; offerings made upon the altar; small tithes.
  • altarigium. See altaragium.
  • altarista:—a priest assigned to one altar in a church.
  • altellus:—an alien.
  • altera pars:—half.
  • alterare:—to change, to alter.
  • alter atio:—alteration.
  • altile:—a fatted beast or fowl; a capon.
  • altiragium. See altaragium.
  • alura (Fr. aleur):—an alure, a passage, alley; a parapet; a walk behind a parapet; a gutter.
  • alutarius:—a cordwainer; a tanner; a tawyer; dressed leather.
  • alver:—the same as aloverium (?).
  • alveus:—a barge.
  • alviolum:—a maund, a basket.
  • amalare:—to enamel.
  • amanda:—an almond.
  • amatista:—an amethyst.
  • ambactus:—a servant; a client.
  • ambana:—an enclosure round a house; an outbuilding.
  • ambassiata:—an embassy.
  • ambassiator:—an ambassador.
  • ambidexter:—a juror who takes money from both sides; a swindler.
  • ambis:—a vase.
  • ambisiata. See ambassiata.
  • ambo:—a pulpit, or reading desk.