The title of the empress bf Russia
The title of the emperor of Rus-sia, first assumed by Basil, the son of Basil-Ides, under whom the Russian power…
UM. A chirograph, (which see.) *
In old English law. A cyrographer; an officer of the bano-us, or court of common bench. Fleta, llb. 2, c.…
A mulct andently pald by one who killed another, to the ktndred of tlie deceased. Spelman
or CYNE-GILD. The por-tlon belonging to the nation of the mulct for slaying the king, the other portion or were…
A measure of time; a space ln which the same revolutions begin again; -a periodical space of time. Enc. Lond
The chief officer of police or superintendent of markets in a large town or city ln India
In old
one who steals by the method of cutting purses; a common prac-tice when men wore thelr purses at tbeir girdles,…