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Yeomen of the royal guard, whose institution dates from the reign of Henry VII., and whose office it is to wait upon royalty on high occasions; the name is also given to the warders of the Tower, though they are a separate body and of more recent origin; the name simply means (royal) dependant, a corruption of the French word buffetier, one who attends the sideboard.
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Small stone structures, of ancient date, remains of which are found (sometimes in clusters) in Ireland and the W. of Scotland, with a conical roof formed of stones overlapping one another, undressed and without mortar; some of them appear to have been monks' cells.
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The god of flies, protector against them, worshipped by the Phoenicians; as being a heathen deity, transformed by the Jews into a chief of the devils; sometimes identified with Satan, and sometimes his aide-de-camp.
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A village in the S. of Canaan, and the most southerly, 27 m. from Hebron; associated with Dan, in the N., to denote the limit of the land and what lies between; lies in a pastoral country abounding in wells, and is frequently mentioned in patriarchal history; means "the Well of the Oath."
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An Italian female Santa Claus, who on Twelfth Night fills the stockings of good children with good things, and those of bad with ashes.
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A religious order that arose in Belgium in the 13th century, connected with the Beguins, a mystic and socialistic sect.
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A sisterhood confined now to France and Germany, who, without taking any monastic vow, devote themselves to works of piety and benevolence.
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Name given in the E. Indies to a princess, mother, sister, or wife of a native ruler.
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A province of Bengal, in the valley of the Ganges, which divides it into two; densely peopled; cradle of Buddhism.
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