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borough-English

History; Medieval

# A term which designates the custom of ultimogeniture (All lands inherited by the youngest son). # The name of a form of land-tenure whereby a man's property descended to his youngest son.

English garden-wall bond

History; Medieval

In which there is a single course of headers and then five (or sometimes three) courses of stretchers. This is not so strong since the bricks are bonded only through every fourth or sixth course. ...

# Alternate courses of headers and stretchers. # In which the bricks are laid in alternate courses of stretchers (with the long sides visible) and headers (with the short ends visible), so that each ...

Bogomil

History; Medieval

A member of a dualistic, heretical sect that arose in Bulgaria in the mid-tenth century and spread beyond Bulgaria into the Byzantine Empire, and from there along the Mediterranean to the south of ...