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AFFEERMENT
Etymology
Noun
affeerment (plural affeerments)
(obsolete, legal) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*feer"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law)
Definition: The act of affeering. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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