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    1. incommensurable

      not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.

    2. parish-beadle

      A parish beadle is a minor official in a parish who has various duties, including keeping order at services and other functions, ushering, and sometimes acting as a messenger. They may also wait on the rector and punish petty offenders

    3. to-wit

      “To wit” is a phrase that means "that is to say" or "namely". It can also be used to introduce examples for a more general statement, or to indicate that something is about to be described more precisely.

    4. tantamount

      equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

    5. proprio motu et propriis auspiciis

      Latin phrase that translates to "of his own accord and on his own responsibility". It appears in Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard, where it is used to describe the infinite movement of resignation:

    6. viz

      abbreviation for that is to say; namely (used especially to introduce examples, details, etc.): the two forms of energy that our society demands in enormous quantities, viz. electricity and liquid fuels.

    7. “jam tua causa agitur.[

      "it concerns you"

    8. espoused

      embraced or adopted, as an idea, principle, or cause: There was an immediate negative reaction to his clearly espoused beliefs on the subject.

    9. encomiums

      a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the president greeted the returning hero.