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'''demeurant '''
'''demeurant '''


    French word for "living at."
*French word for "living at."


demi  
''' demi '''


    French word for "half."
*French word for "half."


demi frère  
''' demi frère '''


    French word for "stepbrother, half brother."
*French word for "stepbrother, half brother."


demi soeur  
''' demi soeur '''


    French word for "stepsister, half sister."
*French word for "stepsister, half sister."


demoiselle, French  
''' demoiselle, French '''


    French word for "Miss (of well-to-do parents, may be a married woman)."
*French word for "Miss (of well-to-do parents, may be a married woman)."


demoiselle, Swedish  
''' demoiselle, Swedish '''


    Swedish word for "Miss."
*Swedish word for "Miss."


den  
''' den '''


    Danish and Norwegian word for "the, it, that."
*Danish and Norwegian word for "the, it, that."


den där  
''' den där '''


    Swedish word for "that."
*Swedish word for "that."


den här  
''' den här '''


    Swedish word for "this."
*Swedish word for "this."


den, Czech  
'''den, Czech '''


    Czech word for "day."
*Czech word for "day."


den, Swedish  
''' den, Swedish '''


    Swedish word for "the, it."
*Swedish word for "the, it."


denarius  
'''denarius '''


    Latin word for "coin, penny, money."
*Latin word for "coin, penny, money."


denaro  
''' denaro '''


    Italian word for "money."
*Italian word for "money."


denatus  
''' denatus '''


    Latin word for "deceased, dead."
*Latin word for "deceased, dead."


denatus est  
''' denatus est '''


    Latin word for "he died, has died."
*Latin word for "he died, has died."


Denemarken  
''' Denemarken '''


    Dutch word for "Denmark."
*Dutch word for "Denmark."


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Denization  
''' Denization '''


    The process of granting full or partial citizenship to an individual not born in that country. For example, in Great Britain a denizen can buy and own land but cannot inherit land or hold public office.  
*The process of granting full or partial citizenship to an individual not born in that country. For example, in Great Britain a denizen can buy and own land but cannot inherit land or hold public office.  


===== Dénombrements  =====
''' Dénombrements  '''


*A French word for censuses. The term aveux et dénombrements refers to a specific type of land record used in Québec, Canada.
*A French word for censuses. The term aveux et dénombrements refers to a specific type of land record used in Québec, Canada.


denne  
''' denne '''


    Danish and Norwegian word for "this.
*Danish and Norwegian word for "this.


===== Denomination  =====
''' Denomination  '''


*A group of people, usually a religious group, who are known by the same name.
*A group of people, usually a religious group, who are known by the same name.


dente  
''' dente '''


    Portuguese word for "tooth."
*Portuguese word for "tooth."


dentición  
''' dentición '''


    Spanish word for "teething."
*Spanish word for "teething."


dentizione  
''' dentizione '''


    Italian word for "teething."
*Italian word for "teething."


dentição  
''' dentição '''


    Portuguese word for "teething."
*Portuguese word for "teething."


dentro  
''' dentro '''


    Portuguese and Spanish word for "within."
*Portuguese and Spanish word for "within."


denuncia  
''' denuncia '''


    Spanish word for "accusation, denunciation."
*Spanish word for "accusation, denunciation."


denunciatio  
''' denunciatio '''


    Latin word for "publication of marriage banns." Factis tribus denunciationibus means "after the publication of three marriage banns (three marriage banns having been published.)."
*Latin word for "publication of marriage banns." Factis tribus denunciationibus means "after the publication of three marriage banns (three marriage banns having been published.)."


===== Denver Superior Court  =====
''' Denver Superior Court  '''


*A court in Colorado that has jurisdiction over appeals from the Denver County Court. The superior court shares jurisdiction over minor civil matters with the district courts.
*A court in Colorado that has jurisdiction over appeals from the Denver County Court. The superior court shares jurisdiction over minor civil matters with the district courts.


denúncia  
''' denúncia '''


    Portuguese word for "accusation, complaint."
*Portuguese word for "accusation, complaint."


departamento  
''' departamento '''


    Spanish word for "district, department."
*Spanish word for "district, department."


===== Department  =====
''' Department  '''


*A division of a government or other large institution.
*A division of a government or other large institution.
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Departmental archive, France: An archive that collects records for a department of the French government. Departmental archives have collected most French records of genealogical value, including civil registration records, pre-1792 church records, census records, some notarial records, and military conscription records. The French term for these archives is archives départementales.  
Departmental archive, France: An archive that collects records for a department of the French government. Departmental archives have collected most French records of genealogical value, including civil registration records, pre-1792 church records, census records, some notarial records, and military conscription records. The French term for these archives is archives départementales.  


Departmental archive, France  
''' Departmental archive, France '''


    An archive that collects records for a department of the French government. Departmental archives have collected most French records of genealogical value, including civil registration records, pre-1792 church records, census records, some notarial records, and military conscription records. The French term for these archives is archives départementales.
*An archive that collects records for a department of the French government. Departmental archives have collected most French records of genealogical value, including civil registration records, pre-1792 church records, census records, some notarial records, and military conscription records. The French term for these archives is archives départementales.


===== Departure list  =====
''' Departure list  '''


*A list of the people leaving a port.
*A list of the people leaving a port.


===== Departure record  =====
''' Departure record  '''


*A record created when an individual leaves a country.
*A record created when an individual leaves a country.


===== Dependent  =====
''' Dependent  '''


*An individual who cannot or will not provide for his or her own support.
*An individual who cannot or will not provide for his or her own support.


depois  
''' depois '''


    Portuguese word for "after."
*Portuguese word for "after."


===== Deposition  =====
''' Deposition  '''


*The testimony of a witness, given in either oral or written form, that was not given in court but is meant to be used in court.
*The testimony of a witness, given in either oral or written form, that was not given in court but is meant to be used in court.


depuis  
''' depuis '''


    French word for "since."
*French word for "since."


der, dem, des, die, das (d.)  
''' der, dem, des, die, das (d.) '''


    German word for "the."
*German word for "the."


der, Danish  
''' der, Danish '''


    Danish word for "there, who, which."
*Danish word for "there, who, which."


der, German (d.)  
''' der, German (d.) '''


    German word for "the, of the."
*German word for "the, of the."


der, Norwegian  
''' der, Norwegian '''


    Norwegian word for "there."
*Norwegian word for "there."


deras  
''' deras '''


    Swedish word for "their."
*Swedish word for "their."


derde  
''' derde '''


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "third."
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "third."


derecho  
''' derecho '''


    Spanish word for "law."
*Spanish word for "law."


deres  
''' deres '''


    Danish and Norwegian word for "their."
*Danish and Norwegian word for "their."


derfor  
''' derfor '''


    Danish and Norwegian word for "therefore."
*Danish and Norwegian word for "therefore."


Derivative citizenship, USA  
''' Derivative citizenship, USA '''


    United States citizenship granted to individuals based on military service or family relationships.  
*United States citizenship granted to individuals based on military service or family relationships.  


derniers sacrements  
''' derniers sacrements '''


    French word for "last rights."
*French word for "last rights."


derrame cerebral  
''' derrame cerebral '''


    Portuguese word for "stroke."
*Portuguese word for "stroke."


derrame, Portuguese  
''' derrame, Portuguese '''


    Portuguese word for "seizure, stroke."
*Portuguese word for "seizure, stroke."


derrame, Spanish  
''' derrame, Spanish '''


    Spanish word for "stroke."
*Spanish word for "stroke."


derselbe  
''' derselbe '''


    German word for "the same."
*German word for "the same."


dertien  
''' dertien '''


    Dutch word for "thirteen."
*Dutch word for "thirteen."


dertien(de)  
''' dertien(de) '''


    Afrikaans word for "thirteen(th)."
*Afrikaans word for "thirteen(th)."


dertiende  
dertiende  
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