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She arrives at church accompanied by her parents, godparents, and court of honor. The court of honor is a group of her chosen peers consisting of paired-off girls and boys, respectively known as damas and chambelanes (chamberlains). Typically, the court consists of pairs ranging from 7 to 15 damas and chambelanes.
Historically, many institutions and governments – monasteries, cathedrals and cities – also had the post of chamberlain, who usually had charge of finances. [1] The Finance Director of the City of London is still called the Chamberlain, while New York City had a chamberlain who managed city accounts until the early 20th century.
Lists of words having different meanings in American and British English: (A–L; M–Z) Works; Works with different titles in the UK and US.
Adémar de Chabannes manuscript drawing of St. Cybard in Adémar's hand.. Adémar's life was mainly spent in writing and transcribing chant books and chronicles, and his principal work is a history entitled Chronicon Aquitanicum et Francicum or Historia Francorum.
Goombah and similar forms derived as an alteration or Anglicized spelling of the common Southern Italian familiar term of address, cumpà, the apocoped oxytone form of the word cumpari found in Southern Italian dialects and compare found in Standard Italian, which denotes a companion or friend.
Double entendres generally rely on multiple meanings of words, or different interpretations of the same primary meaning. They often exploit ambiguity and may be used to introduce it deliberately in a text. Sometimes a homophone can be used as a pun. When three or more meanings have been constructed, this is known as a "triple entendre," etc. [4]
Don Nacho disappears and this worries Vítor and Albertano. They hope to get a juicy reward, so Vítor and Albertano become detectives to solve the crime of the alleged Butcher Killer.
Oríllese a la orilla is a Mexican television sitcom created by Gustavo Loza. [1] A spin-off of 40 y 20, it follows Toña (Michelle Rodríguez) and Brayan Daniel (Armando Hernández), who enroll in a police academy after losing their jobs when Brayan Daniel is accused of being an accomplice to robberies in the condominium. [2]