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Suffrage

Posted 06 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Suffrage

suf·frage

  • The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
  • The exercise of such a right.

Synonyms: right to vote, vote.

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Potlatch

Posted 05 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Potlatch

pot·latch

  • A ceremonial festival among American Indians of the Pacific Northwest involving feasts, lavish gift giving, dances
  • A party or get-together.

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Sass

Posted 04 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Sass

sass

  • Impertinent, disrespectful speech.

Synonyms: back talk, lip, mouth.

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Journeyman

Posted 03 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Journeyman

jour·ney·man

  • One who has fully served an apprenticeship in a trade or craft and is a qualified worker in another’s employ.
  • An experienced and competent but undistinguished worker.

Synonyms: artisan, artificer, craftsman

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Fealty

Posted 02 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Fealty

fe·al·ty

  • The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.
  • The oath of such fidelity.

Synonyms: allegiance

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