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91Irnys — Although generally accepted to be a surname of Scottish origins, recent research has brought to light a possible french connection, as explained below. In Scotland the name is locational and deriving from the lands of Irnys in Augus where the… …
92Irons — Although generally accepted to be a surname of Scottish origins, recent research has brought to light a possible french connection, as explained below. In Scotland the name is locational and deriving from the lands of Irnys in Augus where the… …
93Iron — Although generally accepted to be a surname of Scottish origins, recent research has brought to light a possible french connection, as explained below. In Scotland the name is locational and deriving from the lands of Irnys in Augus where the… …
94Lerigo — Although this very interesting name is clearly not of English origins, it has been recorded under several variant spellings in London since the Civil War of 1640 1660. The derivation would seem to be from the French heraldic name Leriget recorded …
95Tower of London — Although also a fortress, armory, and royal residence, the Tower of London was the principal English state prison, and as such it was the place of imprisonment and execution for many prominent figures during the WARS OF THE ROSES. In 1077,… …
96standard of living — Although there is no single agreed measure for comparing living standards across different countries, there can be no doubt that in absolute terms the standard of living of the average Spaniard has improved beyond recognition in the past… …
97St. Vitus's Dance — Although Thomas Sydenham (1624 1689), a prominent English physician, conducted studies of a nervous disease causing spasmodic movements of the face or limbs, the better known name of Sydenham s chorea is St. Vitus s dance. St. Vitus s dance, a …
98literary prizes — Although relatively small scale awards such as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Hawthornden Prize have existed since the end of the First World War, it is only in the 1980s and 1990s that literary prizes have become a significant… …
99Japan — Although allied with Nazi Germany during World War II, the Japanese did not share their Axis partner’s solution to the Jewish question. The government, however, was influenced by Nazi propaganda and “specialists” on Jewish affairs, who wrote… …
100SEXUAL OFFENSES — Although the technical term for sexual offenses in general is gillui arayot (lit. the uncovering of nakedness ), the term is usually (though not always: cf. Ex. 20:23; Isa. 47:3, et al.) employed to denote carnal knowledge (Lev. 18:6–19). In the… …
