n
(idiomatic) A well-known convention (often the most well-known of a certain field) which supposedly can not or should not be broken.
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
n
(obsolete) A dependent; an accessory.
adj
Connected in a subordinate function.
n
The role or status of an adjunct (a colleague or subordinate).
adj
(obsolete) Serving to help or assist.
adj
Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]
adj
Alternative form of adjuvant [Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]]
adj
(obsolete) Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory.
adj
(obsolete) helpful, assisting
adj
Obsolete form of appurtenant. [Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.]
adv
(rare) So as to assist or aid.
adj
(archaic) Helpful; auxiliary (to).
adj
Abbreviation of auxiliary. [Helping; giving assistance or support.]
adj
Helping; giving assistance or support.
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
n
(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
n
(countable, obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
n
collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner
n
A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another.
adj
(obsolete) Acting under contract; settled by express agreement.
adj
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
n
(law) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
n
A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.
n
any traditional unit of measurement that is used by custom
adj
Related to deliberation.
n
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
adv
So as to dictate or give an order.
adj
(finance) Resembling equity.
n
(in combination) A person who advocates the primacy of the named entity (who puts it first).
adj
Of or pertaining to formation (in any of many contexts).
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to legal action that is temporary or provisional.
n
A tendency or attempt to have the last word in any argument, decision, or endeavor.
n
(countable) Something that has been learned
adj
(informal, rare) Involving or characterized by learning.
n
Participation in a single project or activity several times by the same individual.
adj
Having received a nomination.
n
A ranking of items by a chosen attribute, especially a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people in royal courts and in governments.
adj
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
adj
(law) Formally laid down.
n
An established habit or custom.
adj
(law) Of, pertaining to, or based on precepts
adj
Synonym of representative (“representing another, or representing a larger group”)
adj
Having community of interests and responsibilities.
adj
By way of subvention; subsidizing or assisting.
adj
Of or pertaining to supersession.
adj
(law) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
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