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Automobiles Robert Serf was a French automobile manufacturer active between 1925 and 1935. Georges Didier established a small automobile business at Colombey-les-Belles
Robert_Serf
Reyonnah (1950–1954) Reyrol (1900–1930) Richard-Brasier (1902–1905) Robert Serf (1925–1935) Rochet-Schneider (1894–1932) Roger (1888–1896) Rolland-Pilain
List of automobile manufacturers of France
List_of_automobile_manufacturers_of_France
Status of peasants under feudalism
specifically relating to manorialism and similar systems. Unlike slaves, serfs could not be bought, sold, or traded individually, though they could, depending
Serfdom
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
Abbey, and his internal organs were embalmed and placed in St Serf's Church, Dumbarton. Robert the Bruce was born on 11 July 1274. His place of birth is not
Robert_the_Bruce
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
demands of the state and of private landowners intensified the exploitation of serf labour. This was one of the chief reasons behind rebellions, including Pugachev's
Catherine_the_Great
Scottish saint (c. 500 – c. 583)
Saint Serf or Serbán (Servanus) (c. 500 – c. 583) is a saint of Scotland. Serf was venerated in western Fife. He is called the apostle of Orkney, with
Saint_Serf
American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1943)
Vinton Gray Cerf (/sɜːrf/; born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer and is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this
Vint_Cerf
1993 city-building and real-time strategy video game
in May 1994, but in North America, it was published in December by SSI as Serf City: Life is Feudal. In 2018, the game was re-released for Windows as The
The Settlers (1993 video game)
The_Settlers_(1993_video_game)
Annual holiday in Tibet
Serfs' Emancipation Day, observed annually on 28 March, is a holiday in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China that celebrates the emancipation of serfs
Serfs'_Emancipation_Day
Mistress of Alexei Petrovich (c. 1700 – c. 1750)
the Great Wrath when she was captured with her brother, Ivan, and sold as serfs to Prince Nikifor Kondrat'evich Viazemskii, former tutor of Alexei Petrovich
Afrosinya
Irish-American actor, director, writer, and producer (1928–2009)
Fitz, and directed "Many Happy Returns" and "A Change of Mind" as Joseph Serf. He also wrote "Once Upon A Time" and "Fall Out" using his own name. "MGM
Patrick_McGoohan
King of France (1314–1316) and Navarre (1305–1316)
King of Navarre (as Louis I) from 1305 until his death. He emancipated serfs, who could buy their freedom, and readmitted Jews into the kingdom. His
Louis_X_of_France
Debate about serfdom before 1951
society. There were several types of serf sub-statuses; one of the most important was the "human lease", which enabled a serf to acquire a degree of personal
Tibet_serfdom_controversy
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
JSTOR 3679044. Zenkovsky, Serge A. (October 1961). "The Emancipation of the Serfs in Retrospect". The Russian Review. 20 (4). Wiley: 280–293. doi:10.2307/126692
Russia
Russian opera singer (1768 –1803)
31 [O.S. July 20] 1768 – March 7 [O.S. February 23] 1803) was a Russian serf actress and soprano opera singer. Praskovia was one of the best opera singers
Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova
Praskovia_Kovalyova-Zhemchugova
Country in Eastern Europe
intelligentsia committed to national rebirth and social justice emerged. The serf-turned-national-poet Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861) and political theorist
Ukraine
Series of reforms enacted by the Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia
important was the emancipation reform of 1861 which freed the 23 million serfs from an inferior legal and social status, and helped them buy farmland.
Government reforms of Alexander II of Russia
Government_reforms_of_Alexander_II_of_Russia
Policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1780–90)
the serf–lord relationship there by abolishing the use of fines and corporal punishment imposed upon serfs, and abolishing lords' control over serfs' marriage
Josephinism
Penguin. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-02-864373-1. Retrieved 2 May 2015. Peavey, Robert E. Praying for Slack: A Marine Corps Tank Commander in Viet Nam. Zenith
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Country in Central Europe
Corviniana were inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2005. The serfs and common people considered him a just ruler because he protected them
Hungary
Human settlement in Scotland
city on the Firth of Forth and is believed to have been founded by Saint Serf during the 6th century. The civil parish had a population of 4,348 in 2011
Culross
Emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881
and was succeeded by his son Alexander III. In addition to emancipating serfs across the Russian Empire, Alexander's reign brought several other liberal
Alexander_II_of_Russia
Russian state from 1721 to 1917
education and welfare, which ex-serfs were unable to acquire. Exceptional status Free ploughman State serf The former serfs became peasants, joining the
Russian_Empire
American political scientist and historian
officials viewed state-society relations as hostile, and that most of the huge serf peasantry, small urban proletariat, and tiny educated stratum had similarly
Robert_C._Tucker
Peasant farmer
century, such as "The Cotter's Saturday Night" by Robert Burns and "The Farmer's Ingle" by Robert Fergusson. A Kö(t)ter, Köt(h)ner, Kätner, singular
Cotter_(farmer)
St Serf's Inch or St Serf's Island is an island in Loch Leven, in south-eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was the home of a Culdee and then an Augustinian
St_Serf's_Inch
Country in Southeast Europe
hereditary estates, effectively turning the rural Greek populations into serfs, while the Ottoman conquest had cut Greece off from European historical
Greece
2023 Danish film
Johannes Eriksen and his wife Ann Barbara, two of Schinkel's indentured serf farmers who broke their contract and fled Schinkel's mistreatment. After
The_Promised_Land_(2023_film)
Medieval tribal confederation in northern Britain
earlier times, although he was all but forgotten by the 12th century. Saint Serf of Culross was associated with Nechtan's brother Bridei. It appears, as is
Picts
Extrapolation. 58 (2–3): 146. doi:10.3828/extr.2017.9. ISSN 2047-7708. Robert A. Collins; Robert Latham, eds. (1991). Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
Ethnic group indigenous to North Africa
streamed down from the mountains and invaded Punic territory, carrying the serfs of the countryside along with them. The Carthaginians were obliged to withdraw
Berbers
Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917
2004. Turun Sanomat 29 September 1995. Ilta-Sanomat 12 September 2015. Serfes, Demetrios (2000). "Miracle of the Child Martyr Grand Duchess Maria". Archived
Nicholas_II
Ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa
considered free people. Then there are those castes of captive, slave or serf ancestry: the Maccuɗo, Rimmayɓe, Dimaajo, and less often Ɓaleeɓe, the Fulani
Fula_people
Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)
has led some to compare his figure to that of Robert Burns. Shevchenko was born into a poor family of serfs during the period of Russian rule over Ukraine
Taras_Shevchenko
Country in Southeast Asia
"differentiating the Thai from the natives encompassed in Thai society as serfs". According to Chit Phumisak, Thai (ไท) simply means 'people' or 'human
Thailand
Russian general (1771–1834)
notorious as the owner of a serf theater that had been created by his father; he brought it to Orel, where he was cruel to his serfs but generous to the poor
Sergei_Kamensky
Ethnic group
the Feudum Acinganorum was established in Corfu, which mainly used Romani serfs and to which the Roma on the island were subservient. With the decline of
Romani_people
Phoenician city-state
overlapped with semi-feudal distinctions between lord and peasant, or master and serf. The inherent instability of the countryside drew the attention of potential
Ancient_Carthage
Dutch humanist (c. 1466–1536)
(February 1983). "Georges Chantraine, S. J., Erasme et Luther: Libre et serf arbitre, etude Historique et Theologique. Paris: Éditions Lethielleux / Presses
Erasmus
1995 epic historical war drama film by Mel Gibson
film, allowing the lord of a medieval estate to take the virginity of his serfs' maiden daughters on their wedding nights. Critical medieval scholarship
Braveheart
1549 revolt in Norfolk, England
calling for the manumission of the thousands of Englishmen and women who were serfs. (In 1549, an Act Touching on the Punishment of Vagabonds and Other Idle
Kett's_Rebellion
Island country in the Atlantic Ocean
Scandinavians, immigrated to Iceland, bringing with them thralls (i.e., slaves or serfs) of Gaelic origin. The island was governed as an independent commonwealth
Iceland
Slavery with the intention of using the slaves for sex
Blussé & Everts (2000). Everts (2000), pp. 151–155. Andrade 2008b. John Robert Shepherd (1993). Statecraft and Political Economy on the Taiwan Frontier
Sexual_slavery
Father of Joseph Stalin (c. 1850 – 1909)
August 1909) was the father of Joseph Stalin. Born into a peasant family of serfs in Didi Lilo in Georgia, he moved to Tbilisi at a young age to be a shoemaker
Besarion_Jughashvili
British writer (1909–1998)
Coming (Hamish Hamilton) (1965) Bent is the Bow (Nelson) (1965) The Runaway Serf (Hamish Hamilton) (1968) A Masque for the Queen (Hamish Hamilton) (1970)
Geoffrey_Trease
lists five grades of man: King, mormaer/earl, toísech/thane, ócthigern and serf.[1] For pre-twelfth century Scotland, slaves are added to this category.
Society of Scotland in the High Middle Ages
Society_of_Scotland_in_the_High_Middle_Ages
Jamaican activist and orator (1887–1940)
describing him as a "feudal monarch who looks down upon his slaves and serfs with contempt" and "a great coward who ran away from his country to save
Marcus_Garvey
I'll prove it to the world. Women! Cows! Slaves! Whimpering, cringing serfs, crouching to blows, revenging themselves by—taking their own lives, as
Styles and themes of Robert E. Howard
Styles_and_themes_of_Robert_E._Howard
2023 American sketch comedy series
Patient / Shakespeare Writer Taika Waititi as Sigmund Freud Guy Branum as Serf Board Vendor / Hare Paul Scheer as Bot Seed Vendor Fred Armisen as Glorp
History_of_the_World,_Part_II
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
permanent armed guard attached to the person of the king, comprising nobles, serfs and mercenaries, but this royal retinue was small. Garrisons were also permanently
Parthian_Empire
American politician and diplomat (1779–1851)
industry could be successful in Russia because of the necessity of employing serfs who received no compensation and therefore could have no interest in its
Joel_Roberts_Poinsett
Spiritual leader of Tibet since 1940
to the highest stratum of the Tibetan aristocracy and acquired land and serf holdings, as with the families of previous Dalai Lamas. In 1959, at the age
14th_Dalai_Lama
Human settlement in Scotland
village centres around the 12th–13th century former parish church of St. Serf, where the Dupplin Cross is displayed (Historic Scotland; open in summer
Dunning,_Perth_and_Kinross
Machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
brother Josef, who suggested roboti. The word robota means literally 'corvée, serf labor', and figuratively 'drudgery, hard work' in Czech and also (more general)
Robot
converted the household slaves into house serfs. Russian agricultural slaves were formally converted into serfs earlier, in 1679. Capture in war, voluntary
History_of_slavery
Autonomous territory of Denmark
by Norwegians and Norse-Gaels who also brought thralls (i.e. slaves or serfs) of Gaelic origin. However, a 2024 study found that Viking colonizers of
Faroe_Islands
Country in Southeast Europe
area of the white Drin. Vlachs and Albanians had to carry salt and provide serf labour for the monastery. Medieval Monuments in Kosovo is a combined UNESCO
Kosovo
1842 novel by Nikolai Gogol
Russian Empire, before the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, landowners had the right to own serfs. Serfs were for most purposes considered the property
Dead_Souls
Internalized attitude of ethnic or cultural inferiority
Why is the Dialogue so Challenging?". In Legucka, Agnieszka; Kupiecki, Robert (eds.). Disinformation, Narratives and Memory Politics in Russia and Belarus
Colonial_mentality
German legend
oldest son owning all the land and power (majorat), leaving the rest as serfs. It has also been suggested that one reason the emigration of the children
Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin
Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801
Mikhail Kutuzov, Aleksey Arakcheyev, and Feodor Rostopchin) he granted more serfs during the five years of his reign than his mother had presented to her
Paul_I_of_Russia
Tlahtoāni of the Aztec Empire until 1520
maintain a tlacohtli (slave or serf) perpetually. This agreement also turned the descendants of the ones who agreed into serfs. During his campaign against
Moctezuma_II
2001 film by Jean-Marie Poiré
McDowell, Tara Reid, and Bridgette Wilson. It follows a medieval knight and his serf who travel to 21st-century Chicago, meeting the knight's descendant. It is
Just_Visiting_(film)
1524–1525 popular revolt in Central Europe
subordinated to secular and ecclesiastical lords. Thus, their dominance over serfs was more restricted. However, in the south of Germany their powers were
German_Peasants'_War
1904 play by Anton Chekhov
to offers to save the estate, she allows its sale to the son of a former serf, and the family departs to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down
The_Cherry_Orchard
Salutation
servus, the Latin word for 'servant' or 'slave' also the origin of English serf. The phrase is an ellipsis of a Latin expression servus humillimus, domine
Servus
Berber ethnic group of the Sahara desert
Quote: "IKLAN. This term refers to all former black slaves and domestic serfs of traditional Tuareg society. The term iklan is plural form for'slave'
Tuareg_people
Bantu language
Zanzibar. Kimakunduchi is a recent renaming of "Kihadimu"; the old name means "serf" and so is considered pejorative. Makunduchi Mafia, Mbwera Kilwa (extinct)
Swahili
Archipelago in Scotland
the landlords. The Act enabled those who had effectively been landowners' serfs to become owner-occupiers of their own small farms. By this time fishermen
Shetland
English charter of freedoms made in 1215
focused on the rights of free men—in particular, the barons. The rights of serfs were included in articles 16, 20 and 28. Its style and content reflected
Magna_Carta
Military estate of East Slavic people
Yemelyan Pugachev. As Russia regained stability, discontent grew within the serf and peasant populations. Under Alexis Romanov, Mikhail's son, the Code of
Cossacks
French artist (1869–1954)
(second version), 1910, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Le Serf (The Serf, Der Sklave), 1900–1904, bronze Sleep, 1905, wood, exhibition Blue Rose
Henri_Matisse
Legal and military structure in medieval Europe
to market forces but on the basis of customary labour services owed by serfs to landowning nobles. Heinrich Brunner, in his The Equestrian Service and
Feudalism
1912 book by Hilaire Belloc
suggests that if the words "employee" and "employer" were replaced with "serf" and "master" respectively, there would be immediate upheaval and if the
The_Servile_State
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
line and 40 frigates. Jones' ships were poorly built, manned by impressed serfs, and were not fully armed. Additionally, he had to communicate with his
John_Paul_Jones
Term for religious struggle in Islam
noncombatants such as women, children, clergy, the aged, the insane, farmers, serfs, the blind, and so on are not to be killed in war. Thus, the Hanafī Ibn
Jihad
18th-century forced partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
eastern regions of the Commonwealth, where the Belarusian and Ukrainian serf peasantry was Orthodox. Russian authors emphasized the historical connections
Partitions_of_Poland
British science fiction television series (1967–1968)
"Many Happy Returns" and "A Change of Mind" using the stage name Joseph Serf, the surname being ironically a word meaning a peasant who is under the control
The_Prisoner
First of two 1917 revolutions in Russia
cited World War I. Revisionists tracked it back to land disputes after the serf era. Modern historians cite a combination of these factors and criticize
February_Revolution
Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780
Blanc and Tobias Philipp von Gebler, who called for radical changes to the serf system to allow the peasants to make a living. In 1771–1778, Maria Theresa
Maria_Theresa
Japanese manga series
progress in the dungeon. He specializes in handling magical familiars. Edward Serfence (エドワルド・セルフェンス, Edowarudo Serufensu) Voiced by: Kōji Yusa (Japanese); Phil
Wistoria:_Wand_and_Sword
People of the Philippines
owned their own houses were more accurately equivalent to medieval European serfs and commoners. By the 15th century, Arab and Indian missionaries and traders
Filipinos
War was fought in Sicily. The Syrian slave Eunus gathered some 200,000 serfs, proclaiming himself king, and for four years held out against the Roman
History_of_Calabria
Biblical principles relating to ethics and worship
slaughter, by impoverished and famished Galician Eastern European peasants (serfs) directed against szlachta (Polish nobles) because of their oppression (for
Ten_Commandments
Bishop of St Andrews
patronage of the bishop. In one case, the clergy of the Céli Dé abbey of St. Serfs at Loch Leven were given a large collection of books by the bishop. By 1151
Robert_of_Scone
Hierarchical stratification of societies
encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-415-32096-2. Penney, Robert (2003). "Class, social". In Christensen, Karen; Levinson, David (eds.).
Social_class
experience was the lack of rights given to a serf, whether he was a peasant, entrepreneur, or member of the serf intelligentsia. His state was one of constant
History_of_Russia_(1721–1796)
Polish leader of peasant uprising (1787–1860)
sympathetically by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, a Czech-born Austrian writer who had serfs before 1848, in her short story “Jakob Szela” in Dorf- und Schlossgeschichten
Jakub_Szela
1987 novel by Toni Morrison
annual Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Book Award in 1988, given to a novelist who "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's
Beloved_(novel)
Russian teacher, father of Vladimir Lenin (1831–1886)
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ulyanov (or Ulyanin; 1765–1838), a tailor and a former serf of possible Chuvash, Mordvinian, Russian, or Kalmyk descent, who came from
Ilya_Ulyanov
Second-largest city in Russia
stone building of the new city. The city was built by conscripted peasants (serfs) from all over Russia; in some years several Swedish prisoners of war were
Saint_Petersburg
Country in Northern Europe
serfdom, legal reforms under King Charles XI of Sweden strengthened both serfs' and free tenant farmers' land usage and inheritance rights, resulting in
Estonia
American filmmaker, actor, comedian, and songwriter (born 1926)
of 12 antique chairs. Brooks makes a cameo appearance as an alcoholic ex-serf who "yearns for the regular beatings of yesteryear". The film was shot in
Mel_Brooks
Law that constitutes the body politic of the United Kingdom
Just 12 per cent of people were free, while the feudal system made others serfs, slaves or bordars and cottars. In 1190 Richard the Lionheart, more closely
United Kingdom constitutional law
United_Kingdom_constitutional_law
Bi-confederate monarchy in Europe (1569–1795)
agricultural sector was dominated by feudalism based on the plantation system (serfs). Slavery was forbidden in Poland in the 15th century, and formally abolished
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Culture of Dayak people in Southeast Asia
(Manutrition Festival) can be held to free ulun slaves (war captives) or serfs (debtors) and/or to adopt them as children or siblings or relatives of their
Iban_culture
Tibetan aristocrat and politician (1914–2011)
published the following year, When Serfs Stood Up in Tibet, she described a hearing on Lhalu's treatment of his local serfs organized by the Fourth Inhabitants'
Lhalu_Tsewang_Dorje
Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762
to sing for a church choir, but the Grand Duchess purchased the talented serf from the nobleman for her own choir. A simple-minded man, Razumovsky never
Elizabeth_of_Russia
McCorkle, Ruth; Holcomb, Michael; Grant, Marcia; Weinstein, Ronald S.; Krouse, Robert S. (2022-12-14). "Adapting to the burdens of care: a telehealth program
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
helots in the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta resembled that of medieval serfs. By the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire faced a labour shortage. Large
History_of_serfdom
ROBERT SERF
ROBERT SERF
Boy/Male
German American Shakespearean Teutonic English French Scottish
Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers:...
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Wide Fame; Spanish Form of Robert Shining Fame
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTA means "bright fame." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish. Compare with another form of Roberta.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Netherlands, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Famed; Bright; Shining; An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages; A; 14th-century King Robert the Bruce; Robert Burns the Poet
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Robert. This surname is very frequent in Wales and west central England. It is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
ROBERT SERF
ROBERT SERF
Boy/Male
Arabic
Name of Prophet Muhammad's Sword
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Slave of the Guide
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim
A Friend; Precious; Gorgeous; Mighty; Beautiful; Beloved; Cherished
Boy/Male
Hindu
Full of life, Born
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Day Lotus; Copper; Gold
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish
A place-name referring to the narrows; a wood or a church.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Tiger
Boy/Male
Greek
Defender of man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Thornberry.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pritikana | பà¯à®°à®¿à®¤à®¿à®•ாநா
Beloved, Dear one, An atom of Love
ROBERT SERF
ROBERT SERF
ROBERT SERF
ROBERT SERF
ROBERT SERF
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
v. t.
Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
v. t.
To make sober.
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.