10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUNIEWASSAL»
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1
The Chambers Dictionary
[OFr donjon, from LL domnio, -onis, from L dominus a lord] duniewassal.
dunniewassal or duniwassal doon-i-wos'l. n a Highland gentleman of inferior
rank. [Gaelic duine man, and uasal of gentle birth] dunite tiitn'li, n crystalline rock
composed ...
2
A romance of lake Wakatipu: a legend of the lakes
His boast was that he was Duniewassal, or first gentleman of the clan, and that
there had never been a Fraser who was other than a perfect gentleman. Getting
to the ears of a band of shearers, en route to his shed, they determined upon ...
3
Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive and Entertaining Tracts
... and sometimes in another, until the act of indemnity •was passed by the
government. He then returned with his wife to the Braes of Balquhidder, in which
district he was a duniewassal, or small proprietor. Like Rob Roy, he had not
disdained ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1846
4
Scotland and Scotsmen in the Eighteenth Century
... no malice there could be no murder; but there was no convincing them, and
therefore, to prevent the desertion of a powerful clan, the unfortunate man, who
was a duniewassal tenant, being tried by a court-martial, was sentenced to be
shot, ...
John Ramsay, Alexander Allardyce, 1888
5
Historic Poems and Ballads
Duniewassal : a Highland chief. " Erin, slanthagal go bragh " : an Irish watchword,
" May Ireland flourish forever I " Fallow deer : pale red or yellow deer. Fen :
marshland. Fleur de lis : the lily that was the emblem of France. Fold : an
enclosure ...
Rupert Sargent Holland, 1912
6
Chambers's Pocket Miscellany
He then returned with his wife to the brace of Balquhidder, in which district he
was a duniewassal, or small proprietor. Like Rob Roy, he had not disdained to
seek the improvement of his fortunes by sending cattle to England, and these ...
7
The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition
... 07 esquire, hidalgo, Signior,Signore,younker 08 cavalier 09 caballero,
Signorino 10 duniwassal, pukka sahib 11 duniewassal, gentilhomme 12
dunniewassal 13 grand seigneur gentlemanly 04gent05civil, janty,noble,suave
06jantee,jaunty, ...
He then returned with his wife to the Brae: of Balquhidder, in which district he was
a duniewassal, or small proprietor. Like Rob Roy, he had not disdained to seek
the improvement of his fortunes by sending cattle to England, and these ...
He then returned with his wife to the Braes of Balquhidder, in which district he
was a duniewassal, or small proprietor. I/ike Rob Roy, he had not disdained to
seek the improvement of his fortunes by sending cattle to England, and these ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1838
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Foyle's further philavery: a cornucopia of lexical delights
dysteleology duniewassal, dunniewassal or duniwassal noun a Highland
gentleman of inferior rank dupion noun 1 a double cocoon, made by two
silkworms spinning together 2 a kind of coarse silk made from these cocoons
durance noun ...
