Glossary of Latin Words.
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- biforalis:—with two doors or shutters.
- biga:— a two-wheeled cart; its load. "Anglice, a wagon," in a deed temp. Jac. I.
- bigarius:— a carter.
- bigata:—a cart load.
- bigera:—a doublet.
- bigustrum:—a primrose.
- bilagines:—bye-laws.
- bilheta:—a bill; a billet.
- bilettum:—a billet.
- bilinguis:—(of a jury) part English and part foreign.
- billa:—a bill.
- billetum:—a billet; a stake.
- billia:—a branch; a post.
- billio:—money of copper, or copper and silver; bullion.
- billus:—a staff or stick.
- bilneta:—a passport.
- bina:—a pair-horse cart.
- bindum:—a bundle; a bind of eels is 250; a stalk of hops; used also for skins.
- binnarium:—a fishpond, an error for vivarium (?).
- bino:—a ploughtail; a cart pole.
- bipalium:—a spade.
- birrettum:—a thin close-fitting cap; a coif.
- bisacuta:—a two-headed axe; a black bill, a twybill.
- bisanhus:—a besant, a gold coin, first issued by the emperors of Byzantium, worth about a ducat; a bezant in heraldry.
- bisantius albus:—a silver besant, worth about 2s.
- bisantius de plata:—The same.
- biscoctus, bisvotus:—biscuit.
- bisius. See bisus.
- bisquetta:—part of a castle.
- bissa:—a hind.
- bisus:—lawn; cambric.
- bisus panis:—brown bread.
- bivernagium:—second crop.
- bizachius:—a baselard, a cutlass.
- bizantium. See bisantius.
- bladarius:—a cornchandler.
- bladum:—corn.
- blanchetta, blanchetum:—a woollen garment worn under armour.
- blanchetus:—a blanket.
- blanchiatura:—reduction of base money to its true value.
- bland:—white money, sterling.
- blancum:—a silver coin, worth 8d., coined by Henry V. in France.
- blancum argentum:—money tested at the Exchequer as to its fineness.
- blancum firme:—blanch farm.
- blandella:—a cloak; a blanket.
- blanhornum:—a horn. (A.-S. blauhorn.)
- blaserius:—an incendiary.
- blaudius. See blodeus.
- blaunchetta. See blanchetta.
- blaundella. See blandella.
- blendus. See bluedius.
- blestia:—turf.
