Artificial intelligent assistant

auncel

answer Answers

ProphetesAI is thinking...

MindMap

Sources

1
auncel
† ˈauncel Obs. Forms: 4–5 aunser(e, auncere, aunselle, 5–7 auncel(le, 6–7 ancel, 7 awnsel. [a. AF. aunselle, auncelle, apparently for launcelle (l- having been mistaken for the article), ad. It. lancella a little balance, dim. of lance balance:—L. lanx, lancem, a plate, a scale of a balance. So call... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 3.0 0.0
2
Auncel
The auncel ( or ,  "little balance") was a balance scale formerly used in England. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 1.5 0.0
3
ancel
ancel var. auncel Obs., a kind of steelyard. Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.90000004 0.0
4
Ansell (surname)
It may also be a metonym for scale maker or seller, from the Middle English auncel, aunsell, or auncer. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.6 0.0
5
pounder
▪ I. † ˈpounder, n.1 Obs. Forms: 5 pounder, pondre, punder. [app. f. pound n.1; perh. in reference to the fact that the auncel had at its end a knob of a pound weight as a counterpoise (see quot. a 1640 in auncel). But it is also possible that the word in the form pondre was immediately from L. pond... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.6 0.0
6
Grain (unit)
Avoirdupois (goods of weight) refers to those things measured by the lesser but quicker balances: the bismar or auncel, the Roman balance, and the steelyard wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
7
hand-sale
ˈhand-sale [f. hand n. + sale.] See quots. (In some uses a corruption or conjectural explanation of auncel.)1607–1691 [see auncel]. 1767 Blackstone Comm. II. 448 (Seager) Anciently among all the northern nations shaking of hands was held necessary to bind the bargain: a custom which we still retain ... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
8
Avoirdupois
The second major development is the statute 25 Edw 3 Stat. 5 c. 9 (1350) "The Auncel Weight shall be put out, and Weighing shall be by equal Balance." wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
9
peson
▪ I. † peson Obs. rare. [a. F. peson, a balance weight on a spindle, the balance knob on the end of a balance, a weighing instrument with fixed counterpoise and movable fulcrum; deriv. of OF. peis:—Rom. pēso, L. pensum weight.] A kind of weighing-machine: see quot. 1847, and cf. auncel.1459 Paston L... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.3 0.0
10
Troy weight
Troy weight is a style of weighing, like auncel or bismar weights, or other kindred methods. wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.3 0.0
11
quarterne
▪ I. † quartern, n.1 Obs. Forms: 1 cweartern, -en, cwert-, cwiertern, 1–2 cwart-, quartern, 3 cwarrt-, quarrterrne, cwart-, quarterne. [Of obscure origin, poss. an alteration of OE. carcærn, carcern, ad. L. carcer.] A prison.c 975 Rushw. Gosp. Matt. xxv. 39 Hwonne we þe seᵹun untrymne oþðe in quarte... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.0 0.0
12
shaft
▪ I. † shaft, n.1 Obs. Forms: 1 sceaft (also with ᵹe-), scæft, 2–3 sceft-e, saft-e, 2–3 Ormin. shafft, 2–4 scaft, 3 seft, 3–4 schafte, (scaf Cursor M.), 3–5 shafte, schaft, 4 chaft, pl. schefte, Ayenb. ssepþe, (ssefþe), 2–5 shaft. [OE. sceaft, ᵹesceaft fem.:—OTeut. *(ga)skapti-z f. *skap- to make, c... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.0 0.0
13
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
William Dyer – Newenham William III 1695 Sir Thomas Rolt – Sacomb 1696 John Gape of Harpsfield Hall, St Albans 1697 John Billers – Thorley 1698 Thomas Auncel wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
14
Weighing scale
See also Ampere balance Apparent weight Auncel Combination weigher Digital spoon scale Digital Weight Indicator Evans balance Faraday balance wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org 0.0 0.0 0.0
15
peise
▪ I. peise, n. Obs. exc. dial. (peɪz, piːz) Forms: 4–5 peys, 4–6 peis, 5 pees, 5–6 peyce; peyse, 5–7 peise; 6 peasse, peysse, pece, pese, pease; 6–7 peize, peyze, peaze. β. 4–6 pays, 5 payce, paiss, paysse, pass(e, 5–6 pais; payse, 5–7 paise, Sc. pace, 7 paize. [ME. peis, peys, in 16th c. (peːs), a.... Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai 0.0 0.0 0.0