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111Heliogabalus — • The name adopted by Varius Avitus Bassianus, Roman emperor (218 222), born of a Syrian family and a grandnephew of Julia Domna, the consort of Emperor Septimus Severus Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Heliogabalus Helio …
112mortmain — mort·main / mȯrt ˌmān/ n [Anglo French, from Old French mortemain, from morte (feminine of mort dead, from Latin mortuus ) + main hand, from Latin manus] 1: the possession of real property in perpetuity by a corporate body (as a church); also:… …
113emancipation — noun /ɨˈmænsɨˈpejʃnˌ/ a) The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation… …
114get one's claws into — verb Have a controlling influence over. Once that bank gets its claws into you, it doesnt let go easily …
115Recessive — A trait that is evident only when one copy of the gene for it is inherited from each of the parents. * * * 1. Drawing away; receding. 2. In genetics, denoting a trait due to a particular allele or alleles at a single locus that does not manifest… …
116bank holding company — USA A bank holding company is any entity that meets any of the following requirements: • Directly or indirectly owns, controls or has the power to vote 25% or more of a class of a bank s securities. • Controls in any manner the election of a… …
117organizer — 1. Originally applied to a group of cells on the dorsal lip of the blastopore, which induce differentiation of cells in the embryo and control growth and development of adjacent parts. 2. Any group of cells having such a controlling influence,… …
118Crime Syndicate of America — For the concept of crime syndicates in general, see Organized crime. Crime Syndicate of America The anti matter Crime Syndicate of Amerika (and counterparts) feature on the cover of the JLA: Earth 2 graphic novel. Art by Frank Quitely. Upside… …
119Gordon Waddell — Gordon James Barr Waddell (12 April 1937, Glasgow [1]) was a Scottish rugby union player, and the son of Herbert Waddell. He played for Scotland the invitational tourist team, the Barbarians and on two British and Irish Lions tours. In fact he is …
120Oeconomicus — This article is about the Socratic dialogue by Xenophon. For the similarly named treatise sometimes said to be written by Aristotle, see Economics (Aristotle). The Oeconomicus by Xenophon is a Socratic dialogue principally about household… …
