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Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: L
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z L L. E. L LL.D L.L. L.S L. S. D La-de-da La Garde Meurt ne se Rend pas La…Confederation, Articles of
(Encyclopedia) Confederation, Articles of, in U.S. history, ratified in 1781 and superseded by the Constitution of the United States in 1789. The imperative need for unity among the new states…Confession of Augsburg
(Encyclopedia) Confession of Augsburg: see creed (4.)conflict of laws
(Encyclopedia) conflict of laws, that part of the law in each state, country, or other jurisdiction that determines whether, in dealing with a particular legal situation, its law or the law of some…Congress, Library of
(Encyclopedia) Congress, Library of: see Library of Congress.Connecticut, University of
(Encyclopedia) Connecticut, University of, mainly at Storrs; coeducational; land grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1881 as Storrs Agricultural School. It became a college in 1893 and a…Conrad of Marburg
(Encyclopedia) Conrad of Marburg, d. 1233, German churchman. He was confessor (1225–31) of St. Elizabeth of Hungary and administrator of her husband's benefices in his absence. His zeal against…conservation of wildlife
(Encyclopedia) conservation of wildlife: see conservation of natural resources; endangered species; wildlife refuge.Constance, Council of
(Encyclopedia) Constance, Council of, 1414–18, council of the Roman Catholic Church, some of its sessions being reckoned as the 16th ecumenical council. It was summoned to end the Great Schism (see…Constantine, Donation of
(Encyclopedia) Constantine, Donation of, Lat. Constitutum Constantini, forged document, probably drafted in the 8th cent. It purported to be a grant by Roman Emperor Constantine I of great temporal…Trending
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