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     An ecclesiastical division that is headed by a dean, the official who presides over a cathedral. The term deanery can also refer to the dean's residence.
     An ecclesiastical division that is headed by a dean, the official who presides over a cathedral. The term deanery can also refer to the dean's residence.


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===== Death certificate  =====
===== Death certificate  =====
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     Italian word for "weakness of old age."
     Italian word for "weakness of old age."


decanatus
decanatus  


Latin word for "deanery, section of a diocese."
Latin word for "deanery, section of a diocese."  


decanus
decanus  


Latin word for "deacon."
Latin word for "deacon."  


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===== Deceased Members File, Latter-day Saint  =====
===== Deceased Members File, Latter-day Saint  =====


*A file of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who died between 1941 and the present.
*A file of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who died between 1941 and the present.
Deceased membership records: Membership records of deceased members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1941 to the present.


Deceased membership records
Deceased membership records


Membership records of deceased members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1941 to the present.
    Membership records of deceased members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1941 to the present.


decem
decem


Latin word for "ten."
    Latin word for "ten."


december
december


Danish, Swedish and Hungarian word for "December."
    Danish, Swedish and Hungarian word for "December."


December, Dutch (10ber)
December, Dutch (10ber)


Dutch word for "December."
    Dutch word for "December."


December, Latin (10ber, Xber)
December, Latin (10ber, Xber)


Latin word for "December."
    Latin word for "December."


decembris
decembris


Latin word for "of December."
    Latin word for "of December."


decennale
decennale


Italian word for "decennial."
    Italian word for "decennial."


decennio
decennio


Italian word for "decade."
    Italian word for "decade."
 
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===== Décès  =====


*The French word for deaths.


ecessit


    Latin word for "he/she died."


decesso, -a


===== Décès  =====
    Italian word for "deceased, late."
 
decessus
 
    Latin word for "died, death."
 
decimo, -a
 
    Italian word for "tenth."
 
decimo, Spanish
 
    Spanish word for "tenth."
 
decimus
 
    Latin word for "tenth."
 
declaración
 
    Spanish word for "declaration."
 
declarado (a)


*The French word for deaths.
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "declared, stated."


===== Declaration of Intent (Form 2202)  =====
===== Declaration of Intent (Form 2202)  =====
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*The first legal document an alien files when he or she wishes to become a citizen of the United States or Canada. Filing this form signifies that the alien intends to become a citizen and will renounce all allegiance to other governments. In the United States, the declaration of intention is officially called the Declaration of Intent (Form 2202) and sometimes called first papers.
*The first legal document an alien files when he or she wishes to become a citizen of the United States or Canada. Filing this form signifies that the alien intends to become a citizen and will renounce all allegiance to other governments. In the United States, the declaration of intention is officially called the Declaration of Intent (Form 2202) and sometimes called first papers.
declaração
    Portuguese word for "declaration."
decretum
    Latin word for "decree."
decubuit
    Latin word for "he/she died, lay down."
deden
    Dutch word for "done."
dedit
    Latin word for "he/she gave."
dedo
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "finger."


===== Deed  =====
===== Deed  =====


*A legal document that conveys the title to property; also a contract.
*A legal document that conveys the title to property; also a contract.
deed
    Dutch word for "did."


===== Deed book  =====
===== Deed book  =====
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*A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about deeds.
*A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain information about deeds.
deel
    Dutch word for "volume, part of."
deel, deel van
    Afrikaans word for "volume, part of."
Deen
    Dutch word for "Dane."
Deen(s)
    Afrikaans word for "Dane, Danish."
Deens
    Dutch word for "Danish."


===== Defendant  =====
===== Defendant  =====


*An individual or institution being charged with a crime or being sued by another individual or institution.
*An individual or institution being charged with a crime or being sued by another individual or institution.
deflorata
    Latin word for "deflowered, no longer a virgin."
defuit
    Latin word for "he/she departed, died."


===== Defunciones  =====
===== Defunciones  =====


*A Spanish word for deaths.
*A Spanish word for deaths.
defunción
    Spanish word for "death."
defunctorum
    Latin word for "of the dead (people)."
defunctorum, liber
    Latin word for "register of the deceased."
defunctus est
    Latin word for "he died."
defunctus sine prole (d.s.p.)
    Spanish word for "died without issue."
defungitur
    Latin word for "he/she dies, is discharged."
defunto (a)
    Portuguese word for "deceased."
defunto, -a
    Italian word for "deceased person."
degenen
    Dutch word for "those."
degli
    Italian word for "of the."
degn
    Danish word for "parish clerk, deacon."
degno
    Italian word for "worthy."
dehors
    French word for "outside."
dei, Italian
    Italian word for "of the, from the (plural)."
dei, Latin
    Latin word for "of God."
deinde
    Latin word for "then, thereafter, next."
deja
    Swedish word for "maidservant, milkmaid."
Dekanat
    German word for "deanery."
dekanat
    Polish word for "deanery, division of a diocese."
del mese di
    Italian word for "of the month of."
del, Danish
    Danish word for "part."
del, Italian
    Italian word for "of the."
Delayed birth certificates
    A birth certificate issued some time (usually a year or longer) after a birth occurred. These certificates were frequently given to people who were born before a government began registering births. Also called delayed birth records or delayed registrations of birth.
Delayed birth record
    A birth certificate issued some time (usually a year or longer) after a birth occurred. These certificates were frequently given to people who were born before a government began registering births. Also called delayed birth certificates or delayed registrations of birth.


===== Delayed registration of birth  =====
===== Delayed registration of birth  =====
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*A birth certificate issued some time (usually a year or longer) after a birth occurred. These certificates were frequently given to people who were born before a government began registering births.
*A birth certificate issued some time (usually a year or longer) after a birth occurred. These certificates were frequently given to people who were born before a government began registering births.


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.  
dele
 
    Norwegian word for "to divide, to share."
 
dele (a)
 
    Portuguese word for "his, hers, its."
 
della
 
    Italian word for "of the."
 
delle
 
    Italian word for "of the (plural), some."
 
dello
 
    Italian word for "of the."
 
deltiseppä
 
    Finnish word for "tinner, tinsmith."
 
dem, den (d.)
 
    German word for "the."
 
dem, Danish
 
    Danish word for "them."
 
dem, Norwegian
 
    Norwegian word for "them, they."
 
demain
 
    French word for "tomorrow."
 
demeurant
 
    French word for "living at."
 
demi
 
    French word for "half."
 
demi frère
 
    French word for "stepbrother, half brother."
 
demi soeur
 
    French word for "stepsister, half sister."
 
demoiselle, French
 
    French word for "Miss (of well-to-do parents, may be a married woman)."
 
demoiselle, Swedish
 
    Swedish word for "Miss."
 
den
 
    Danish and Norwegian word for "the, it, that."
 
den där
 
    Swedish word for "that."
 
den här
 
    Swedish word for "this."
 
den, Czech
 
    Czech word for "day."
 
den, Swedish
 
    Swedish word for "the, it."
 
denarius
 
    Latin word for "coin, penny, money."
 
denaro
 
    Italian word for "money."
 
denatus
 
    Latin word for "deceased, dead."
 
denatus est
 
    Latin word for "he died, has died."
 
Denemarken
 
    Dutch word for "Denmark."
 
 
 
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.  


===== 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
    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
    Portuguese word for "tooth."
dentición
    Spanish word for "teething."
dentizione
    Italian word for "teething."
dentição
    Portuguese word for "teething."
dentro
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "within."
denuncia
    Spanish word for "accusation, denunciation."


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===== Denver Superior Court  =====
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*Also known as "[[Religious non-conformity in England|Non-conformists]]," English religious dissenters were those who disagreed with (dissented from) the established state Church of England.
*Also known as "[[Religious non-conformity in England|Non-conformists]]," English religious dissenters were those who disagreed with (dissented from) the established state Church of England.
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===== Diskette  =====
===== Diskette  =====


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