- skip - Brewer’s

Feather Stone

.

A federal stone or stone table at which the ancient courts baron were held in the open air, and at which covenants were made. (Latin, fœdus, a treaty.)

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

Faye
Fazio
Fear Fortress
Fearless [Sans peur]
Feast of Reason
Feasts
Feather
Feather in Your Cap
Feather One’s Nest
Feather One’s Oar (To)
Feather Stone
Feathers (The)
Feature
February
Fecit (Latin, he did it)
Fecula
Federal States
Fee
Fee-farm-rent
Fee-penny
Fee Simple