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Definition: DEODAND |
DEODANDNoun1. A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand. |
Etymology: Deodand \De"o*dand`\, noun. [from Late Latin expression deodandum, from the Latin expression Deo dandum to be given to God.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Deodand means something "given to God" (deo-dandum). This was the case when a man met with his death through injuries inflicted by some chattel, as by the fall of a ladder, the toss of a bull, or the kick of a horse. In such cases the cause of death was sold, and the proceeds given to the Church. The custom was based on the doctrine of purgatory. As the person was sent to his account without the sacrament of extreme unction, the money thus raised served to pay for masses for his repose. Deodands were abolished September 1st, 1846. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Penalty | Fine, mulct, amercement; forfeit, forfeiture; escheat, damages, deodand, sequestration, confiscation, premunire; doomage. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "DEODAND": deodands. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-d-e-n-o" | |
-1 letter: addend, dadoed, nodded. | |
-2 letters: added, anode. | |
-3 letters: aeon, dado, dead, dean, dona, done, eddo, node, odea. | |
-4 letters: add, ado, and, ane, dad, den, doe, don, end, eon, nae, nod, odd, ode, one. | |
-5 letters: ad, ae, an, de, do, ed, en, na, ne, no, od, oe, on. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-d-e-n-o" | |
+1 letter: deodands. | |
+2 letters: diamonded, goddamned. | |
+3 letters: downgraded, downloaded. | |
+4 letters: roundheaded. | |
+5 letters: dodecahedron, woodenheaded. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 45 4F 44 41 4E 44 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . --- -.. .- -. -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01000101 01001111 01000100 01000001 01001110 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D E O D A N D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0045 004F 0044 0041 004E 0044 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38394938354838 |
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