PRIMO EXCUTIENDA
\pɹˈiːmə͡ʊ ɛkskjˈuːʃəndə], \pɹˈiːməʊ ɛkskjˈuːʃəndə], \p_ɹ_ˈiː_m_əʊ ɛ_k_s_k_j_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n_d_ə]\
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impartiality, as it is said, lets the point of it fall upon one of the three names nominated for each county, etc., and the person upon whose name it chances to fail is sheriff for the ensuing year. This is called "pricking for sheriffs." Atk. Sher. 18.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.