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dorsum

dorsum (dor-s[schwa]m). [Latin] Hist. The back. • This term usu. appeared as part of the phrase in dorso to indicate that an instrument had been signed on the back. In dorso recordi, for example, meant “on the back of the record.” “In the first place then the payee, or person to whom or whose order […]

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armiger

armiger (ahr-m[schwa]-j[schwa]r), n. [Latin fr. arma “arms” + gerere “to bear”] Hist. 1. One who bears arms; an armor-bearer; an esquire. 2. A servant who carried the armor of a knight. 3. A tenant by scutage; a valet.

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