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LEAGUE . 1. (Through Fr. ligue, Ital. liga, from See also:Lat. ligare, to bind), an agreement entered into by two or more parties for mutual See also:protection or See also:joint attack, or for the furtherance of some See also:common See also:object, also the See also:body thus joined or " leagued " together. The name has been given to numerous confederations, such as the Achaean League (q.v.), the See also:confederation of the See also:ancient cities of Achaia, and especially to the various See also:holy leagues (ligues See also:saintes), of which the better known are those formed by See also:Pope See also:Julius II. against See also:Venice in 15o8, often known as the League of See also:Cambrai, and against See also:France in 1511. "The League," in See also:French See also:history, is that of the Catholics headed by the Guises to preserve the See also:Catholic See also:religion against the See also:Huguenots and prevent the See also:accession of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry of See also:Navarre to the See also:throne (see FRANCE: History). " The See also:Solemn League and See also:Covenant " was the agreement for the See also:establishment of See also:Presbyterianism in both countries entered into by See also:England and See also:Scotland in 1643 (see See also:COVENANTERS). Of commercial leagues the most famous is that of the Hanse towns, known as the Hanseatic League (q.v.). The word has been adopted by See also:political associations, such as the See also:Anti-See also:Corn See also:Law League, the Irish See also:Land League, the See also:Primrose League and the See also:United Irish League, and by numerous social organizations. " League " has also been applied to a See also:special See also:form of competition in athletics, especially in Association See also:football. In this See also:system clubs " league " together in a competition, each playing every other member of the associationtwice, and the See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order of merit is decided by the points gained during the See also:season, a win counting two and a draw one.
2. (From the See also:late Lat. leuga, or leuca, said to be a Gallic word; the mod. Fr. lieue comes from the O. Fr. liue; the Gaelic leac, meaning a See also:flat See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone posted as a See also:mark of distance on a road, has been suggested as the origin), a measure of distance, probably never in See also:regular use in England, and now only in poetical or rhetorical See also:language. It was the See also:Celtic as opposed to the See also:Teutonic unit, and was used in France, See also:Spain, See also:Portugal and See also:Italy. In all the countries it varies with different localities, and the ancient distance has never been fixed. The kilometric league of France is fixed at four kilometres. The nautical league is equal to three nautical See also:miles.
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