confiscator
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Confiscator — Con fis*ca tor, n. [L., a treasurer.] One who confiscates. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confiscator — noun see confiscate II … New Collegiate Dictionary
confiscator — noun A person who confiscates … Wiktionary
confiscator — n. one who seizes or confiscates; one who forecloses … English contemporary dictionary
confiscator — con·fis·ca·tor … English syllables
confiscator — ˈkänfə̇ˌskād.ə(r), ātə , archaic kənˈfiˌ noun ( s) Etymology: confiscate (II) + or : one that confiscates … Useful english dictionary
confiscate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin confiscatus, past participle of confiscare to confiscate, from com + fiscus treasury Date: circa 1533 1. appropriated by the government ; forfeited 2. deprived of property by confiscation II. transitive verb ( c … New Collegiate Dictionary
confiscate — confiscatable, adj. confiscation, n. confiscator, n. /kon feuh skayt , keuhn fis kayt/, v., confiscated, confiscating, adj. v.t. 1. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use. 2. to seize by or as… … Universalium
Chamak copper plates — The Chamak copper plates are an epigraphic record of the Vakataka (more properly Vākāṭaka) dynasty, documenting a land donation to brāhmaṇas in the reign king Pravarasena II in the fifth century CE. They were found at Chamak, in District Amravati … Wikipedia
Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne, The — (ca. 1375–1425) The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne, a poem written in MIDDLE ENGLISH, is an important contribution to the ALLITERATIVE REVIVAL. The poem is an Arthurian ROMANCE but, interestingly, does not detail the adventures of… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
