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  • 101Torthorwald —    TORTHORWALD, a parish, in the county of Dumfries; containing, with the villages of Collin and Roucan, 1346 inhabitants, of whom 178 are in the village of Torthorwald, 4¼ miles (E. N. E.) from Dumfries. This place derives its name, signifying… …

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  • 102Wemyss —    WEMYSS, a parish, in the district of Kirkcaldy, county of Fife; containing, with the burgh of West Wemyss, and the villages of Buckhaven, East and West Coaltown, Methill, Kirkland, and East Wemyss, 5403 inhabitants, of whom 859 are in the… …

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  • 103quietus — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Death] Syn. decease, end, dissolution; see death 1 . 2. [Defeat] Syn. overcoming, final blow, overthrow; see defeat 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or fact of dying: death, decease, demise, dissolution, extinction …

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  • 104Death — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Death >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 death death Sgm: N 1 decease decease demise Sgm: N 1 dissolution dissolution departure obit release rest quietus fall Sgm …

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  • 105deceased — late 15c., pp. adjective from DECEASE (Cf. decease). As a verbal noun meaning dead person, those who are dead, from early 17c …

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  • 106decedent — 1730, dead person, mostly as a term in law, from L. decedentem, prp. of decedere to die, to depart (see DECEASE (Cf. decease)) …

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  • 107decession — c.1600, from L. decessionem, noun of action from decedere to go down, depart (see DECEASE (Cf. decease)) …

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  • 108predecease — (v.) 1590s, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + DECEASE (Cf. decease) (v.). Related: Predeceased; predeceasing …

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  • 109predecessor — (n.) late 14c., one who has held an office or position before the present holder, from L.L. praedecessorem (nom. praedecessor), c.420, from L. prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + decessor retiring official, from decess , pp. stem of decedere go… …

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  • 110demise — de•mise [[t]dɪˈmaɪz[/t]] n. v. mised, mis•ing 1) death or decease 2) termination of existence or operation 3) law a) a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate b) a conveyance or transfer of an estate 4) gov the transfer of… …

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