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Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.
Next Wordn.
A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books. →
of Accoutre →
n.
A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver. →
n.
A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof. →