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101German Peasants' War — For other conflicts referred to as peasant wars or revolts, see List of peasant revolts. German Peasants War Date 1524–1526 Location modern Germany, Switzerland, Austria Result suppression of revolt and execution of pa …
102tyranniser — [ tiranize ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1370; de tyran ♦ Traiter (qqn) avec tyrannie (3o); abuser de son pouvoir ou de son autorité sur (qqn). ⇒ opprimer, persécuter. Les hobereaux, « petits seigneurs qui tyrannisent les paysans » (Buffon). «… …
103severe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. austerity, serious, earnest; rigorous, trying; harsh, strict; sharp, distressing, extreme. See severity, importance, adversity. Ant., relaxed, laissez faire. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stern] Syn.… …
104stuffy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ill ventilated, close, stifling, airless; sultry, oppressive, musty; dull, stiff, stodgy. See density, heat, permanence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Close] Syn. confined, stagnant, muggy; see close 5 …
105sultry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hot, oppressive, sweltering, humid, muggy, stifling, close; voluptuous, sensual, sexy. See heat, impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. close, stifling, oppressive, muggy; see hot 1 , wet 1 . III… …
106dead hand — noun 1. real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) • Syn: ↑mortmain • Topics: ↑corporation, ↑corp • Hypernyms: ↑real property, ↑real estate, ↑r …
107op|pres´sive|ness — op|pres|sive «uh PREHS ihv», adjective. 1. hard to bear; burdensome: »The great heat was oppressive. ... an oppressive modesty that found vent in endless apologies (Elizabeth Gaskell). 2. harsh; severe; unjust: »Oppressive measures were taken to… …
108op|pres´sive|ly — op|pres|sive «uh PREHS ihv», adjective. 1. hard to bear; burdensome: »The great heat was oppressive. ... an oppressive modesty that found vent in endless apologies (Elizabeth Gaskell). 2. harsh; severe; unjust: »Oppressive measures were taken to… …
109op|pres|sive — «uh PREHS ihv», adjective. 1. hard to bear; burdensome: »The great heat was oppressive. ... an oppressive modesty that found vent in endless apologies (Elizabeth Gaskell). 2. harsh; severe; unjust: »Oppressive measures were taken to crush the… …
110PESARO — PESARO, city in north central Italy on the Adriatic Sea. A rabbinical responsum attests to the existence of a Jewish community there in 1214. We can assume that Jews had settled in the city even earlier, attracted by its commercial importance.… …
