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===== Canadian border crossing lists, Canada ===== | ===== Canadian border crossing lists, Canada ===== | ||
*Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the | *Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the FamilySearch Library™. Also called border crossing manifests, passenger lists, or manifests. | ||
===== Canadian border crossing lists, United States ===== | ===== Canadian border crossing lists, United States ===== | ||
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===== ceglarz ===== | ===== ceglarz ===== | ||
Polish word for "brick maker."<br> | |||
===== cego (a) ===== | ===== cego (a) ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "blind."<br> | |||
===== cejourd'hier ===== | ===== cejourd'hier ===== | ||
French word for "yesterday."<br> | |||
===== cejourd'hui ===== | ===== cejourd'hui ===== | ||
French word for "today."<br> | |||
===== celator ===== | ===== celator ===== | ||
Latin word for "turner."<br> | |||
===== celebrare il matrimonio ===== | ===== celebrare il matrimonio ===== | ||
Italian word for "solemnize a marriage."<br> | |||
===== celebraverunt ===== | ===== celebraverunt ===== | ||
Latin word for "they celebrated, were married."<br> | |||
===== celibe ===== | ===== celibe ===== | ||
Italian word for "bachelor, bachelorette, single, unmarried."<br> | |||
===== celle ===== | ===== celle ===== | ||
French word for "this one, she."<br> | |||
===== celle-ci ===== | ===== celle-ci ===== | ||
French word for "the latter (f.)."<br> | |||
===== celle-là ===== | ===== celle-là ===== | ||
French word for "the former (f.)."<br> | |||
===== celui ===== | ===== celui ===== | ||
French word for "this one, he."<br> | |||
===== celui-ci ===== | ===== celui-ci ===== | ||
French word for "the latter (m.)."<br> | |||
===== celui-là ===== | ===== celui-là ===== | ||
French word for "the former (m.)."<br> | |||
===== celý ===== | ===== celý ===== | ||
Czech word for "entire."<br> | |||
===== cem ===== | ===== cem ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br> | |||
===== cementerio ===== | ===== cementerio ===== | ||
Spanish word for "cemetery."<br> | |||
===== Cementerios ===== | ===== Cementerios ===== | ||
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===== Cemetery Locator File, Indiana ===== | ===== Cemetery Locator File, Indiana ===== | ||
*An alphabetical list of cemeteries in Indiana. This file is at the Indiana State Library. The | *An alphabetical list of cemeteries in Indiana. This file is at the Indiana State Library. The FamilySearch Library™ has a microfilm copy. | ||
===== cemitério ===== | ===== cemitério ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "cemetery."<br> | |||
===== censimento ===== | ===== censimento ===== | ||
Italian word for "census."<br> | |||
===== Censo ===== | ===== Censo ===== | ||
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===== Census ===== | ===== Census ===== | ||
An official count and description of the people living in a country, colony, state, county, township, or city.<br> | |||
===== Census Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
An index to the 1881 census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by place of birth, first name, and age in descending order.<br> | |||
===== Census bundle number, England<br> ===== | ===== Census bundle number, England<br> ===== | ||
A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a piece number.<br> | |||
===== Census district ===== | ===== Census district ===== | ||
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===== Census division, Canada ===== | ===== Census division, Canada ===== | ||
In Canadian national censuses, the smallest area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. Only sometimes are the subdistricts divided into two or more divisions.<br> | |||
===== Census enumeration district, England ===== | ===== Census enumeration district, England ===== | ||
The geographic area assigned to one census taker, who was known as an enumerator. The size of the enumeration district depended on the number of people living in the area. The enumerator was responsible to collect information about every person in the district on a specific night. Several enumeration districts make up a section of the census known as a census piece or bundle.<br> | |||
===== Census folio number ===== | ===== Census folio number ===== | ||
A census folio is a two-sided sheet of paper used for recording the census. The folio number is stamped in the top right corner of the front of the sheet. Folio numbers run consecutively through a section of the census known as a piece or bundle.<br> | |||
===== Census index ===== | ===== Census index ===== | ||
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===== Census page number ===== | ===== Census page number ===== | ||
A number printed on a page in an enumerator's book. The number appears in the top middle or a top corner of each page. Page numbers run consecutively through one enumeration district only.<br> | |||
===== Census piece number ===== | ===== Census piece number ===== | ||
A number assigned by the Public Record Office in England to each section of the census returns, 1841 to the present. Also called a bundle number.<br> | |||
===== Census Place Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Place Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
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===== Census Record-As-Enumerated, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Record-As-Enumerated, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged in the same order as the original census, with individuals listed by the household in which they were enumerated. Use this index after using the Surname Index, Birthplace Index, or Census Place Index.<br> | |||
===== Census schedule ===== | ===== Census schedule ===== | ||
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Census street index | Census street index | ||
An alphabetical list of streets appearing in the census record of a geographic area. The index shows the name of the street and a set of reference numbers that are helpful in finding the street in a census record of most large cities.<br> | |||
===== Census subdistrict, Canada ===== | ===== Census subdistrict, Canada ===== | ||
In Canadian national censuses, an area covered by the census. Canadian provinces are divided into census districts. Districts are divided into subdistricts. In some provinces, townships are census subdistricts. A political ward in a city may also be a census subdistrict. Only sometimes are the subdistricts further divided into two or more divisions.<br> | |||
===== Census substitutes ===== | ===== Census substitutes ===== | ||
Records which can be used instead of a census. The substitutes are lists of people in an area, such as tax lists.<br> | |||
===== Census Surname Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ===== Census Surname Index, 1881 British Census ===== | ||
An index to the 1881 British census that is arranged alphabetically by surname, then by first name and age in descending order.<br> | |||
===== Census, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ===== Census, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ||
A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about census records.<br> | |||
===== Census, Latin and Czech ===== | ===== Census, Latin and Czech ===== | ||
Latin and Czech word for "census."<br> | |||
===== cent ===== | ===== cent ===== | ||
French word for "hundred."<br> | |||
===== centenario ===== | ===== centenario ===== | ||
Spanish word for "centennial."<br> | |||
===== centenarius ===== | ===== centenarius ===== | ||
Latin word for "a person one hundred years of age."<br> | |||
===== centenário ===== | ===== centenário ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "centennial."<br> | |||
===== centesimo, -a ===== | ===== centesimo, -a ===== | ||
Italian word for "hundredth."<br> | |||
===== centesimus ===== | ===== centesimus ===== | ||
Latin word for "hundredth."<br> | |||
===== centesimus primus ===== | ===== centesimus primus ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-first."<br> | |||
===== centesimus quinquagesimus ===== | ===== centesimus quinquagesimus ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-fiftieth."<br> | |||
===== centième ===== | ===== centième ===== | ||
French word for "hundredth."<br> | |||
===== cento ===== | ===== cento ===== | ||
Italian and Portuguese word for "one hundred."<br> | |||
===== Central Bureau of Statistics, Sweden ===== | ===== Central Bureau of Statistics, Sweden ===== | ||
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===== centum ===== | ===== centum ===== | ||
Latin word for "hundred."<br> | |||
===== centum quinquaginta ===== | ===== centum quinquaginta ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-fifty."<br> | |||
===== centum unus ===== | ===== centum unus ===== | ||
Latin word for "one-hundred-one."<br> | |||
===== Century Farm Applications, Iowa ===== | ===== Century Farm Applications, Iowa ===== | ||
A collection of records gathered by the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. These records contain information about farm owners in Iowa whose property had remained in the family for 100 years or longer.<br> | |||
===== centésimo ===== | ===== centésimo ===== | ||
Portuguese and Spanish word for "one-hundredth."<br> | |||
===== centésimo primero ===== | ===== centésimo primero ===== | ||
Spanish word for "one-hundred-first." | |||
===== cerca ===== | ===== cerca ===== | ||
Portuguese and Spanish word for "near, approximate."<br> | |||
===== cerdo (cerdonis) ===== | ===== cerdo (cerdonis) ===== | ||
Latin word for "handworker."<br> | |||
===== cerrajero ===== | ===== cerrajero ===== | ||
Spanish word for "locksmith."<br> | |||
===== certidão ===== | ===== certidão ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "certificate."<br> | |||
===== certificado ===== | ===== certificado ===== | ||
Spanish word for "certificate."<br> | |||
===== Certificate of arrival ===== | ===== Certificate of arrival ===== | ||
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===== certificato ===== | ===== certificato ===== | ||
Italian word for "certificate."<br> | |||
===== Certificats ===== | ===== Certificats ===== | ||
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===== Collection Rhode Island Family Records ===== | ===== Collection Rhode Island Family Records ===== | ||
*A collection of will abstracts and family records created by Martha A. Benns. The collection is available at the Rhode Island Historical Society and the | *A collection of will abstracts and family records created by Martha A. Benns. The collection is available at the Rhode Island Historical Society and the FamilySearch Library™. | ||
===== Collections, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ===== Collections, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
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===== Commercial on-line service ===== | ===== Commercial on-line service ===== | ||
*A business such as America On-line and CompuServe that is established to provide computer users with various types of services, including | *A business such as America On-line and CompuServe that is established to provide computer users with various types of services, including Email and access to the Internet. | ||
;commerciante di vino: Italian word for "wine merchant." | ;commerciante di vino: Italian word for "wine merchant." | ||
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*A term used in the official names of four states in the United States: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia. | *A term used in the official names of four states in the United States: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia. | ||
commorantes | ===== commorantes ===== | ||
*Latin word for "living, residing." | |||
Commot | ===== Commot ===== | ||
*An early Welsh administrative division that was part of a cantrev. | |||
===== Comstock Load ===== | |||
*Named for Henry Comstock (nicknamed "Old Pancake"). In 1859 he held the rights to a large silver deposit in the mines of Virginia City, Nevada, but later sold the rights for almost nothing. | |||
communauté | ===== communauté ===== | ||
*French word for "community (of goods), religious community." | |||
===== Commune ===== | ===== Commune ===== | ||
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*Dutch word for "members, communicants." | *Dutch word for "members, communicants." | ||
===== communion | ===== communion ===== | ||
*French and Norwegian word for "communion." | *French and Norwegian word for "communion." | ||
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===== Computer on-line services ===== | ===== Computer on-line services ===== | ||
*The various features available to computer users through networks and modems, such as | *The various features available to computer users through networks and modems, such as Email and Internet access. Computer on-line services usually refer to commercial organizations, such as America On-line or CompuServe, that provide such services for a fee. | ||
===== Computer record ===== | ===== Computer record ===== | ||
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*Latin word for "consented." | *Latin word for "consented." | ||
===== conciatore | ===== conciatore ===== | ||
*Italian word for "tanner." | *Italian word for "tanner." | ||
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*Spanish word for "council." | *Spanish word for "council." | ||
===== concilio tridentino | ===== concilio tridentino ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "Council of Trent." | *Spanish word for "Council of Trent." | ||
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*The third highest raking title of Spanish nobility. A conde (equivalent in rank to a count or earl) ranks below a marqués (marques or marquis) and above a vizconde (viscount). | *The third highest raking title of Spanish nobility. A conde (equivalent in rank to a count or earl) ranks below a marqués (marques or marquis) and above a vizconde (viscount). | ||
===== conditione, sub | ===== conditione, sub ===== | ||
*Latin word for "conditionally." | *Latin word for "conditionally." | ||
===== condizione | ===== condizione ===== | ||
*Italian word for "status, condition." | *Italian word for "status, condition." | ||
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*Italian word for "driver." | *Italian word for "driver." | ||
===== conditione, sub | ===== conditione, sub ===== | ||
*Latin word for "conditionally." | *Latin word for "conditionally." | ||
===== condizione | ===== condizione ===== | ||
*Italian word for "status, condition." | *Italian word for "status, condition." | ||
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===== Conversion guide ===== | ===== Conversion guide ===== | ||
*A guide that lists two sets of microfilm numbers for the same set of microfilms. For example, the Archives of Ontario and the | *A guide that lists two sets of microfilm numbers for the same set of microfilms. For example, the Archives of Ontario and the FamilySearch Library both have copies of the same microfilms of vital records of births, marriages, and deaths from the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Archives of Ontario uses one numbering system for those records, and the FamilySearch Library uses another numbering system. The Archives of Ontario has a conversion guide that lists both the Archives of Ontario and the FS Library film numbers for each roll of microfilm in the set. | ||
===== conversione ===== | ===== conversione ===== | ||
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*A Danish word for marriages. | *A Danish word for marriages. | ||
copuleret | ===== copuleret ===== | ||
*Danish word for "married." | |||
copulieren | ===== copulieren ===== | ||
*German word for "to marry." | |||
Copyhold land, England | ===== Copyhold land, England ===== | ||
*Land held subject to the will of the lord of a manor. Title to the land was recorded in the manor court rolls, and the tenant was given a copy. A copyhold could not be inherited unless the heir released the land to the lord and was confirmed by the lord on payment of a fee. The same applied to other copyhold land transfers. | |||
===== Copyhold records, Denmark ===== | ===== Copyhold records, Denmark ===== | ||
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*The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell an original literary or artistic work that is granted for a specific time to the author or originator. | *The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell an original literary or artistic work that is granted for a specific time to the author or originator. | ||
coqueluche | ===== coqueluche ===== | ||
*French and Portuguese word for "whooping cough." | |||
coquus | ===== coquus ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cook." | |||
coram | ===== coram ===== | ||
*Latin word for "in the presence of." | |||
===== Corbin Manuscript Collection, Massachusetts ===== | ===== Corbin Manuscript Collection, Massachusetts ===== | ||
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*A manuscript collection of information about people from central and western Massachusetts. It includes local histories, church records, town records, genealogies, and transcripts of Bible and cemetery records. It is helpful for the years 1650 to 1850. | *A manuscript collection of information about people from central and western Massachusetts. It includes local histories, church records, town records, genealogies, and transcripts of Bible and cemetery records. It is helpful for the years 1650 to 1850. | ||
cordaio | ===== cordaio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "rope maker." | |||
cordelero | ===== cordelero ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "rope maker." | |||
cordier | ===== cordier ===== | ||
*French word for "rope maker." | |||
cordoeiro | ===== cordoeiro ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "rope maker." | |||
cordonnier | ===== cordonnier ===== | ||
*French word for "shoemaker." | |||
coriarius | ===== coriarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "tanner, leather worker." | |||
===== Cornet, British ===== | ===== Cornet, British ===== | ||
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*A court formed in 1850 in independent cities, such as Richmond, to handle minor civil and criminal cases and equity, probate, and orphan matters. In 1902, the circuit courts assumed the duties of the corporation courts. | *A court formed in 1850 in independent cities, such as Richmond, to handle minor civil and criminal cases and equity, probate, and orphan matters. In 1902, the circuit courts assumed the duties of the corporation courts. | ||
corpus (corporis) | ===== corpus (corporis) ===== | ||
*Latin word for "body." | |||
===== Corrected record of birth ===== | ===== Corrected record of birth ===== | ||
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*A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about jails, prisons, halfway houses, and other correctional institutions. | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about jails, prisons, halfway houses, and other correctional institutions. | ||
corrente | ===== corrente ===== | ||
*Italian and Portuguese word for "current." | |||
===== Correspondence ===== | ===== Correspondence ===== | ||
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*The exchange of written communication, such as a letter and a response. | *The exchange of written communication, such as a letter and a response. | ||
corriente | ===== corriente ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "current." | |||
corriere | ===== corriere ===== | ||
*Italian word for "couier." | |||
corte | ===== corte ===== | ||
*Italian and Portuguese word for "court." | |||
cortiça | ===== cortiça ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "cork." | |||
cosecha | ===== cosecha ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "harvest." | |||
costruttore | ===== costruttore ===== | ||
*Italian word for "builder." | |||
così | ===== così ===== | ||
*Italian word for "thus, so." | |||
cotarius | ===== cotarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cottager." | |||
couches | ===== couches ===== | ||
*French word for "bed, marital bed." Morte en couches means "died in childbirth." | |||
===== Council of probate, Rhode Island ===== | ===== Council of probate, Rhode Island ===== | ||
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*A series of conferences held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, Italy. The focus of the council was to define Catholic beliefs and counteract the Protestant Reformation. The council also formalized record-keeping practices that were being followed in much of the Catholic world. | *A series of conferences held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, Italy. The focus of the council was to define Catholic beliefs and counteract the Protestant Reformation. The council also formalized record-keeping practices that were being followed in much of the Catholic world. | ||
Council, Virginia | ===== Council, Virginia ===== | ||
*The legislative body and court of appeals for the colony of Virginia during its earliest period. | |||
===== Count ===== | ===== Count ===== | ||
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*A religious movement that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s as the Catholic Church tried to unify its beliefs and stop the spread of Protestantism. It led to a series of wars that occurred when Catholic governments tried to stop the spread of Protestantism in their countries. These wars include civil war in France (1565–1648), rebellion in the Netherlands (1585–1604), conflicts between Spain and England (1585–1604), and the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). | *A religious movement that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s as the Catholic Church tried to unify its beliefs and stop the spread of Protestantism. It led to a series of wars that occurred when Catholic governments tried to stop the spread of Protestantism in their countries. These wars include civil war in France (1565–1648), rebellion in the Netherlands (1585–1604), conflicts between Spain and England (1585–1604), and the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). | ||
Country | ===== Country ===== | ||
*The highest level of government in a given area. | |||
===== Country of arrival ===== | ===== Country of arrival ===== | ||
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*A court with countywide jurisdiction over civil, minor criminal, chancery, and divorce cases. These courts existed from 1666 to 1855. | *A court with countywide jurisdiction over civil, minor criminal, chancery, and divorce cases. These courts existed from 1666 to 1855. | ||
County court, Florida | ===== County court, Florida ===== | ||
*A court with countywide jurisdiction over probates, marriages, administration, and guardianships. | |||
===== County court, general ===== | ===== County court, general ===== | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
===== County directory ===== | ===== County directory ===== | ||
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*An index to a group of records covering a single county. For example, a countywide index may cover one county of a state within a federal census. | *An index to a group of records covering a single county. For example, a countywide index may cover one county of a state within a federal census. | ||
coup de sang | ===== coup de sang ===== | ||
*French word for "paralytic stroke." | |||
cour | ===== cour ===== | ||
*French word for "court." | |||
courant | ===== courant ===== | ||
*French word for "current." | |||
===== Court calendar ===== | ===== Court calendar ===== | ||
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*A list of city officers, government officials, and private residents. | *A list of city officers, government officials, and private residents. | ||
Court district | ===== Court district ===== | ||
*The area of land over which a court has authority. | |||
Court executions, New Jersey | ===== Court executions, New Jersey ===== | ||
*Recorded actions taken by a New Jersey court of chancery. | |||
===== Court executions, New Jersey ===== | ===== Court executions, New Jersey ===== | ||
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*A court in Alabama with statewide jurisdiction over civil cases appealed from lower courts. | *A court in Alabama with statewide jurisdiction over civil cases appealed from lower courts. | ||
Court of common law | ===== Court of common law ===== | ||
*A court with jurisdiction over criminal cases. | |||
===== Court of common pleas, Delaware ===== | ===== Court of common pleas, Delaware ===== | ||
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*One of the four superior courts at Westminster. It heard civil cases between commoners. In 1873 it became the Common Pleas division of the High Court of Justice, which was merged with the Queen's Bench division in 1880. | *One of the four superior courts at Westminster. It heard civil cases between commoners. In 1873 it became the Common Pleas division of the High Court of Justice, which was merged with the Queen's Bench division in 1880. | ||
Court of common pleas, general | ===== Court of common pleas, general ===== | ||
*A countywide court, usually having civil and criminal jurisdiction. | |||
===== Court of common pleas, Indiana ===== | ===== Court of common pleas, Indiana ===== | ||
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*A division of a provincial superior or supreme court in Canada. The court hears serious civil and criminal cases and has the authority to grant divorces. Also called Court of King's Bench if the reigning monarch is a king and also called Trial Division. | *A division of a provincial superior or supreme court in Canada. The court hears serious civil and criminal cases and has the authority to grant divorces. Also called Court of King's Bench if the reigning monarch is a king and also called Trial Division. | ||
Court of Requests, England | ===== Court of Requests, England ===== | ||
*A court used to recover small debts, intended originally for use by the poor. It was abolished in 1642, and its function was taken over by county Quarter Sessions courts. | |||
===== Court of schouts and schepens, New Netherland ===== | ===== Court of schouts and schepens, New Netherland ===== | ||
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*The highest court in Scotland. It handles cases that deal with revenue, including debt to the Crown, and cases that lower courts refer to it. | *The highest court in Scotland. It handles cases that deal with revenue, including debt to the Crown, and cases that lower courts refer to it. | ||
Court of Star Chamber, England | ===== Court of Star Chamber, England ===== | ||
*A high court, under the direct authority of the king, that mostly handled cases involving riots, perjury, and serious misdemeanors. It was abolished in 1642. | |||
===== Court of the Exchequer, England ===== | ===== Court of the Exchequer, England ===== | ||
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*A court in New Jersey with countywide jurisdiction over minor criminal cases, such as desertions, vice, apprenticeship disputes, and bastardy. Before 1704 these courts also had jurisdiction over civil cases. These courts were dissolved in 1947. They are also called county courts. | *A court in New Jersey with countywide jurisdiction over minor criminal cases, such as desertions, vice, apprenticeship disputes, and bastardy. Before 1704 these courts also had jurisdiction over civil cases. These courts were dissolved in 1947. They are also called county courts. | ||
Court of the King's Bench, England | ===== Court of the King's Bench, England ===== | ||
*A court of Common Law that handled matters of direct interest to the King or which were to be tried by his court. It was one of three courts that evolved from the earlier Curia Regis. | |||
Court of Ward and Liveries, England | ===== Court of Ward and Liveries, England ===== | ||
*A high court, under the direct authority of the king, which handled cases of inheritance of land. It was abolished in 1646. | |||
===== Court order ===== | ===== Court order ===== | ||
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*Records kept by courts of law. | *Records kept by courts of law. | ||
Court, PERiodical Source Index | ===== Court, PERiodical Source Index ===== | ||
*A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about court records. | |||
===== Courthouse, archive ===== | ===== Courthouse, archive ===== | ||
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*A building that houses a court of law or county offices and county records. | *A building that houses a court of law or county offices and county records. | ||
cousin(e) | ===== cousin(e) ===== | ||
*French word for "cousin." | |||
cousin(e) germain(e) | ===== cousin(e) germain(e)===== | ||
*French word for "first cousin." | |||
===== Coûtume de Paris ===== | ===== Coûtume de Paris ===== | ||
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*An old French law system, used in the area surrounding Paris in 1664, on which civil law in Québec (Canada) was based. | *An old French law system, used in the area surrounding Paris in 1664, on which civil law in Québec (Canada) was based. | ||
couvreur | ===== couvreur ===== | ||
*French word for "roofer." | |||
cova | ===== cova ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "grave." | |||
===== Covenant, general ===== | ===== Covenant, general ===== | ||
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*A term used in Peruvian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of Indian, African, and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | *A term used in Peruvian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of Indian, African, and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | ||
cuarto | ===== cuarto ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "room, fourth." | |||
cuarto (a) | ===== cuarto (a) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "fourth." | |||
cuate | ===== cuate ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "twin." | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
===== Cuatrero ===== | ===== Cuatrero ===== | ||
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*A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian (3/4) and Spanish Caucasian (1/4). Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | *A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian (3/4) and Spanish Caucasian (1/4). Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate. | ||
cuatro | ===== cuatro ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "four." | |||
cuatrocientos | ===== cuatrocientos ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "four hundred." | |||
cucitrice | ===== cucitrice ===== | ||
*Italian word for "seamstress." | |||
cudzoziemski | ===== cudzoziemski ===== | ||
*Polish word for "foreign." | |||
cuenta | ===== cuenta ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "account." | |||
cugino, -a | ===== cugino, -a ===== | ||
*Italian word for "cousin." | |||
cuius | ===== cuius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "whose." | |||
cuiusdam | ===== cuiusdam ===== | ||
*Latin word for "of a certain." | |||
cujo (a) | ===== cujo (a) ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "whose." | |||
cukrovka | ===== cukrovka ===== | ||
*Czech word for "diabetes." | |||
cukrzyca | ===== cukrzyca ===== | ||
*Polish word for "diabetes." | |||
culte | ===== culte ===== | ||
*French word for "religion." | |||
cultellarius | ===== cultellarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "cutler." | |||
cultivateur | ===== cultivateur ===== | ||
*French word for "farmer, cultivator." | |||
cum | ===== cum ===== | ||
*Latin word for "with." | |||
===== Cumberland Gap ===== | ===== Cumberland Gap ===== | ||
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===== Cumberland Plateau ===== | ===== Cumberland Plateau ===== | ||
A highland area that covers parts of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky. The Cumberland Plateau is bounded on the east by the Appalachian Mountain range.<br> | |||
===== cumpleaños ===== | ===== cumpleaños ===== | ||
Spanish word for "birthday."<br> | |||
===== cunhado (a) ===== | ===== cunhado (a) ===== | ||
Portuguese word for "brother-in-law, sister-in-law."<br> | |||
===== cuoco ===== | ===== cuoco ===== | ||
Italian word for "cook."<br> | |||
===== cuore ===== | ===== cuore ===== | ||
Italian word for "heart."<br> | |||
===== cuprifaber ===== | ===== cuprifaber ===== | ||
Latin word for "coppersmith."<br> | |||
===== cur ===== | ===== cur ===== | ||
Latin word for "why."<br> | |||
===== cura ===== | ===== cura ===== | ||
Portuguese and Spanish word for "clergyman."<br> | |||
===== curateur ===== | ===== curateur ===== | ||
French word for "guardian".<br> | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
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*Guardianship over a child who is old enough to marry but not yet 21 years of age. | *Guardianship over a child who is old enough to marry but not yet 21 years of age. | ||
curato | ===== curato ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "parish." | |||
curia, Latin | ===== curia, Latin ===== | ||
*Latin word for "court." | |||
curia, Spanish | ===== curia, Spanish ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "ecclesiastical tribunal." | |||
currarius | ===== currarius ===== | ||
*Latin word for "carriage builder." | |||
===== Curtesy ===== | ===== Curtesy ===== | ||
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*The right a husband had to his deceased wife's real property. The husband received all of his wife's property, providing they had legitimate children who were born alive. | *The right a husband had to his deceased wife's real property. The husband received all of his wife's property, providing they had legitimate children who were born alive. | ||
curtidor | ===== curtidor ===== | ||
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "tanner." | |||
curé | ===== curé ===== | ||
*French word for "parish minister, pastor, priest, clergyman." | |||
===== Customs passenger list ===== | ===== Customs passenger list ===== | ||
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*Passenger lists that masters of ships submitted to United States customs officials when ships arrived in the United States. | *Passenger lists that masters of ships submitted to United States customs officials when ships arrived in the United States. | ||
custos (custodis) | ===== custos (custodis) ===== | ||
*Latin word for "custodian, guard." | |||
cuyo (a) | ===== cuyo (a) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "whose." | |||
cuál | ===== cuál ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "which." | |||
cuándo | ===== cuándo ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "when." | |||
cuñada | ===== cuñada ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "sister-in-law." | |||
cuñado | ===== cuñado ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "brother-in-law." | |||
cyrkul | ===== cyrkul ===== | ||
*Polish word for "district (of a city), ward." | |||
cyrulnik | ===== cyrulnik ===== | ||
*Polish word for "barber-surgeon." | |||
===== czarnyv ===== | |||
*Polish word for "black." | |||
czas | ===== czas ===== | ||
*Polish word for "time." | |||
czasopismo | ===== czasopismo ===== | ||
*Polish word for "magazine, periodical." | |||
czasowo | ===== czasowo ===== | ||
*Polish word for "temporarily." | |||
czemu | ===== czemu ===== | ||
*Polish word for "why." | |||
czerwca (VI.) | ===== czerwca (VI.) ===== | ||
*Polish word for "of June." | |||
czerwony | ===== czerwony ===== | ||
*Polish word for "red." | |||
czesc | ===== czesc ===== | ||
*Polish word for "part, portion." | |||
czeski | ===== czeski ===== | ||
*Polish word for "Czech." | |||
czesto | ===== czesto ===== | ||
*Polish word for "often." | |||
czlonek | ===== czlonek ===== | ||
*Polish word for "member." | |||
czterdziesci | ===== czterdziesci ===== | ||
*Polish word for "forty." | |||
czterdziesty | ===== czterdziesty ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fortieth." | |||
czterechsetny | ===== czterechsetny ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four hundredth." | |||
czternascie | ===== czternascie ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fourteen." | |||
czternasty | ===== czternasty ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fourteenth." | |||
cztery | ===== cztery ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four." | |||
czterysetny | ===== czterysetny ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four hundredth." | |||
czterysta | ===== czterysta ===== | ||
*Polish word for "four hundred." | |||
czwartek | ===== czwartek ===== | ||
*Polish word for "Thursday." | |||
czwarty | ===== czwarty ===== | ||
*Polish word for "fourth." | |||
czy | ===== czy ===== | ||
*Polish word for "whether (introduces a question)." | |||
czyli | ===== czyli ===== | ||
*Polish word for "or." | |||
czynszownik | ===== czynszownik ===== | ||
*Polish word for "renter." | |||
cáncer | ===== cáncer ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "cancer." | |||
cárcel | ===== cárcel ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "jail." | |||
câncer | ===== câncer ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "cancer." | |||
céans | ===== céans ===== | ||
*French word for "here within." | |||
cédula | ===== cédula ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "royal decree." | |||
cél | ===== cél ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "purpose." | |||
célibataire | ===== célibataire ===== | ||
*French word for "bachelor, unmarried, single." | |||
célèbre | ===== célèbre ===== | ||
*French word for "famous." | |||
cím | ===== cím ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "title, address." | |||
címer | ===== címer ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "coat of arms." | |||
címtár | ===== címtár ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "directory." | |||
církev | ===== církev ===== | ||
*Czech word for "church." | |||
cónyuge | ===== cónyuge ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "spouse." | |||
córka | ===== córka ===== | ||
*Polish word for "daughter." | |||
cônjuge | ===== cônjuge ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "spouse." | |||
cônjuges | ===== cônjuges ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "partners, couple." | |||
côte | ===== côte ===== | ||
*French word for "hill." | |||
cúria, Portuguese | ===== cúria, Portuguese ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "religious tribunal." | |||
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