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  • 91Confirmation — Con fir*ma tion, n. [F. confirmation, L. confirmatio.] 1. The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment. [1913 Webster] Their blood is shed In confirmation of… …

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  • 92Consignation — Con sig*na tion, n. [L. consignatio written proof, document: cf. F. consignation comsignation.] 1. The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So is despair a certain… …

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  • 93Establishment — Es*tab lish*ment, n. [Cf. OF. establissement, F. [ e]tablissement.] 1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state. [1913… …

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  • 94Establishment of the port — Establishment Es*tab lish*ment, n. [Cf. OF. establissement, F. [ e]tablissement.] 1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being established, founded, and the like; fixed state …

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  • 95Obsignation — Ob sig*na tion, n. [L. obsignatio.] The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit. [1913 Webster] The spirit of manifestation will but upbraid you in the shame and horror of a sad… …

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  • 96Obsignatory — Ob*sig na*to*ry, a. Ratifying; confirming by sealing. [Obs.] Samuel Ward (1643) [1913 Webster] …

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  • 97Ratification — Rat i*fi*ca tion (r[a^]t [i^]*f[i^]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. ratification.] The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 98investiture — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin investitura, from investitus, past participle of investire Date: 14th century 1. the act of establishing in office or ratifying 2. something that covers or adorns …

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  • 99Bethlehem — ] which means fertile : There is a possible reference to it as Beth Lehem Ephratah. [] It is first mentioned in the Tanakh and the Bible as the place where the Abrahamic matriarch Rachel died and was buried by the wayside (Gen. 48:7). Rachel s… …

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  • 100Constitution — For other uses, see Constitution (disambiguation). A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.[1] These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what… …

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