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  • 71Assiege — As*siege , v. t. [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assi[ e]ger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See {Siege}.] To besiege. [Obs.] Assieged castles. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 72Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… …

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  • 73Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… …

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  • 74Besetting — Beset Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.… …

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  • 75obsess — ob*sess , v. t. [L. obsessus, p. p. of obsidere to besiege; ob (see {Ob }) + sedere to sit.] 1. To besiege; to beset. [archaic] Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] 2. To excessively preoccupy the thoughts or feelings of; to haunt the mind persistently.… …

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  • 76History of Gibraltar — This article details the history of Gibraltar.PrehistoricEvidence of hominid inhabitation of the Rock dates back to the Neanderthals. A Neanderthal skull was discovered in Forbes Quarry in 1848, prior to the original discovery in the Neander… …

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  • 77Kingdom of Jerusalem — Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Regnum Hierosolimitanum Roiaume de Jherusalem Regno di Gerusalemme Βασίλειον τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων مملكة بيت المقدس ממלכת ירושלים ← …

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  • 78Samuel of Bulgaria — Samuil redirects here. For the village and municipality in Bulgaria, see Samuil (village). For the Brythonic king ( Samuil of the Britons ), see Sawyl Penuchel. For the Hungarian king, see Samuel Aba. Samuel (Samuil) Tsar (Emperor) of Bulgaria …

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  • 79War of the Austrian Succession — The Battle of Fontenoy by Édouard Detaille. Oil on canvas …

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  • 80Tomás de Zumalacárregui — Infobox Celebrity name = Tomás de Zumalacárregui caption = birth date = birth date|1788|12|29|mf=y birth place = Ormaiztegi, Guipúzcoa, Spain death date = death date|1835|6|24|mf=y death place = occupation = Military commander salary = networth …

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