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Vehmʹgerichte or Holy Vehme Tribunal

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A secret tribunal of Westphalia, said to have been founded by Charlemagne. (See Fehm-gericht.)

 

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

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Varuna
Vassal
Vathek
Vatican
Vaudeville
Vaugirard
Vauxhall or Fauxhall
Ve
Veal. Calf
Vedas or Vedams
Vehmgerichte or Holy Vehme Tribunal
Veil
Veiled Prophet of Khorassan
Vendémiaire
Vendetta
Vendredi (French)
Venerable
Vengeur (Le)
Veni, Creator Spiritus
Veni, Sanote Spiritus
Veni, Vidi, Vici