hundreder (plural hundreders)
An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred (administrative subdivision).
(legal) One competent to serve on a jury in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs.
One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred.
Source: Wiktionary
Hun"dred*er, n.
1. An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred.
2. (Law)
Definition: A person competent to serve on a jury, in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs.
3. One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred. Blount. Cowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
