Frankpled Je
Frankpled Je. The Frankpledge System Provided That All Men Not In The Household Of Some Great Man, Who Would Be Re Sponsible For Their Good Behaviour And Appearance In Court In Case Of Necessity, Should Be In Frankpledge Or Tithing. The F Rank Pledge Was An Association Of Men, Generally ...
Franks
Franks. The Earliest Mention In History Of The Name Franks Is An Entry On The Tabula Peutingeriana, "chamavi Qui Et Pranci." The Earliest Occurrence Of The Name In Any Author Is In The Vita Aureliani Of Vopiscus, Referring To The Year 245. All The Germanic Tribes, Which Were Known From ...
Frans Michael Franzen
Franzen, Frans Michael Finnish At Abo Where He Became Professor In 1798. On The Annexation Of Finland To Russia In 1809, He Went To Sweden And In 1831 Was Appointed Bishop Of Hernosand, Where He Died On Aug. 14, His Poems, Which Show A Naive, Idyllic Spirit, Were Published In ...
Franz Egon
Franz Egon (1625-1682), Bishop Of Strasbourg, Was The Elder Son Of Egon Vii., Count Of Fiirstenberg (1588-1635), Who Served With Distinction As A Bavarian General In The Thirty Years' War. He Began Life As A Soldier In The Imperial Service, But On The Elevation Of His Friend Maximilian Henry Of ...
Franz Hermann Reinhold Von
Frank, Franz Hermann Reinhold Von (1827-1894), German Lutheran Theologian, Was Born On March 25, 1827, At Altenburg, And Educated At Leipzig University. After Teaching At Ratzeburg And Altenburg, In 1857 He Was Appointed Professor Of Theology At Erlangen, Where He Died On Feb. 7, Frank's Chief Works Are : System ...
Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land, An Arctic Archipelago Lying East Of Spitsbergen And North Of Novaya Zemlya, Extending Northward From About 80° To 82° N., And Between 43° And 65° E. The Islands Are All Very Similar In Appearance And Consist Of Platforms Of F Ossilif Erous Clay, Shales And Sandstone Rising ...
Franz Joseph Gall
Gall, Franz Joseph (1758-1828), Anatomist, Physi Ologist And Founder Of Phrenology (q.v.), Was Born At Tiefenbrunn Near Pforzheim, Baden, On March 9, 1758. He Studied At Baden, Strasbourg And Vienna, Where In 1785 He Began To Practise As A Physician. Gall Gradually Reached The Conviction That The Talents And Dispositions ...
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
Gabelsberger, Franz Xaver In Ventor Of The German System Of Stenography, Was Born On Feb. 9, 1789, At Munich. His System Was Tested At The First Session Of The Bavarian Estates In 1819, And He Was Placed In Charge Of The Stenographic Reports Of The Bavarian Chamber. His System Is ...
Franz Xaver Von Funk
Funk, Franz Xaver Von German Catholic Theologian, Was Born On Oct. 12, 1840, At Abtsgmund, And Was Educated At Tubingen, Rothenburg And Paris. In 1870 He Became Professor Of Theology And Archaeology At Tubingen, Where He Died On Feb. 24, 1907. Funk's Most Important Publications Concern The History Of The ...
Franzensbad
Franzensbad, A Spa In The District Of Cheb, North-west Bohemia (czech, Frantiskovy Lazne). Situated About 1,5oo Ft. Above Sea-level Amidst Delightful Mountain Scenery Its Springs Have Been Known And Used Since The 16th Century, Though The Modern Town Has Developed Around The Kurhaus, Built In The Late 18th Century. The ...
Fraser
Fraser, The Chief River Of British Columbia, Canada, Ris Ing In Two Branches Among The Rocky Mountains Near 45' N., 30' W. Length 74o M. It Flows North-west For About 160 M., Rounds The Head Of The Cariboo Mountains, Flows Directly South For Over 400 M. To Hope, Turns Again ...
Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh, Burgh Of Barony, Parish And Seaport, North Coast Of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Pop. (193i), 9,72o. It Is Sit Uated 471 M. By Rail N. Of Aberdeen, From Which There Is A Branch Line, Of Which It Is The Terminus, Of The L.n.e.r. It Takes Its Name From Sir Alexander Fraser, ...
Fraserville
Fraserville (formerly Riviere Du Loup En Bas), A Town And Watering-place In Temiscouata County, Quebec, Canada, 107 M. (by Water) N.e. Of Quebec, On The St. Lawrence River, And At The Mouth Of The Riviere Du Loup, On The Canadian National Rail Ways. Pop. ...
Frater House Or Fratery
Frater, Frater House Or Fratery, A Term In Architecture For The Hall Where The Members Of A Monastery Or Friary Met For Meals Or Refreshment. The Word Is By Origin Syn Onymous With "refectory." The Older Forms, Such As Freitur And Fraytor, Show The Word To Be An Adaptation Of ...
Fraticelli
Fraticelli, The Name Given During The 13th, 14th And 15th Centuries To A Number Of Religious Groups In Italy, Differing Widely From Each Other, But All Derived More Or Less Directly From The Franciscan Movement. The Word Is A Plural Diminutive Of Ital. Frate, Brother. As Early As 1238 Gregory ...
Fraud
Fraud. To Succeed In An Action Claiming Damages For Fraud The Person Aggrieved Must First Prove A Representation Of Fact, Made Either By Words, By Writing Or By Conduct, Which Is In Fact Untrue. Mere Concealment Is Not Actionable Unless It Amounts Not Only To Suppressio Veri, But To Suggestio ...
Frauds
Frauds. Frauds Practised For Material Gain Were Com Mon In Remote Antiquity And They Have Remained With Us Ever Since. Wherever Men Have Found Themselves Gifted With Ingenuity A Persuasive Tongue And Histrionic Talent Without A Moral Sense To Restrain Them, They Have Dishonestly Turned Their Gifts To Their Own ...
Frauenburg
Frauenburg, A Town Of Germany, In The Land Of Prussia, On The R'rische Haft, At The Mouth Of The Bande, 41 M. S.w. From Konigsberg By Rail. Pop. (1933) 2,95o. The Cathedral (founded 1329) Is Known As Dom-frauenburg, And Is The Seat Of The Roman Catholic Bishop Of Ermeland. Within ...
Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld, The Capital Of The Swiss Canton Of Thurgau, 27 M. By Rail N.e. Of Zurich, On The Murg Stream A Little Above Its Junction With The Thur. It Is A Prosperous Town, At The Con Vergence Of Several Routes, And Has Iron Manufactures. In 193o Its Population (including The ...
Frauenlob
Frauenlob, The Name By Which Heinrich Von Meissen, A German Poet Of The 13th Century, Is Generally Known. He Seems To Have Acquired The Sobriquet Because In A Famous Lieder Streit With His Rival Regenbogen He Defended The Use Of The Word Frau (i.e., Frouwe=lady) Instead Of Frauenlob Was Born ...
Fraustadt
Fraustadt (polish, Ivschowa), A Town Of Germany, In The Prussian Province Of Grenzmark, 5o M. S.s.w. Of Posen By Rail. Pop. 7,502. Cigars And Bricks Are Manufactured And Trade Is In Corn And Cattle. Fraustadt Was Founded By Silesians In 1348, And Afterwards Belonged To The Principality Of Glogau. ...
Fredegond
Fredegond (fredigundis) (d. 597), Frankish Queen. Originally A Serving-woman, She Inspired The Frankish King, Chil Peric I., With A Violent Passion. At Her Instigation He Repudiated His First Wife Audovera, And Strangled His Second, Galswintha, Queen Brunhilda's Sister. A Few Days After This Murder Chilperic Married Fredegond (567) . This ...
Fredericia
Fredericia (friedericia), A Seaport Of Denmark, Near The South-east Corner Of Jutland, On The West Shore Of The Little Belt Opposite The Island Of Funen. Pop. (1930) 19,389. It Has Good Railway Communication, And A Steam Ferry Connects With Middelfart, A Seaside Resort On Funen. There Are A Considerable Shipping ...
Frederick Augustus I
Frederick Augustus I. (1750-1827), King Of Sax Ony, Son Of The Elector Frederick Christian, Was Born At Dresden On Dec. 23, 175o. He Succeeded His Father Under The Guardianship Of Prince Xavier In 1763, And Was Declared Of Age In 1768. In 1769 He Married Maria Amelia, Daughter Of Duke ...
Frederick Augustus Ii
Frederick Augustus Ii. King Of Sax Ony, Eldest Son Of Prince Maximilian And Of Caroline Maria The Resa Of Parma, Was Born On May 18, 1797, At Dresden. He Was Twice Married-in 1819 (october 7) To The Duchess Caroline, Fourth Daughter Of The Emperor Francis I. Of Austria (d. May ...
Frederick Funston
Funston, Frederick (1865-1917), American Soldier, Was Born At New Carlisle, 0., On Nov. 9, 1865. When At An Early Age, His Parents Moved Westward, Settling In Kansas In 1881. After Some Three Years' Study At The University Of Kansas, He Worked As A Railway Conductor And As A Newspaper Reporter ...
Frederick Henry
Frederick Henry (1583-1647), Prince Of Orange, The Youngest Child Of William The Silent, Was Born At Delft About Six Months Before His Father's Assassination On Jan. 29, 1584. His Mother, Louise De Coligny, Daughter Of The Huguenot Leader, Admiral De Coligny, Was The Fourth Wife Of William The Silent. The ...
Frederick I
Frederick I. (c. I123-1190), Holy Roman Emperor, Called "barbarossa" Or "redbeard" By The Italians, Was The Son Of Frederick Ii. Of Hohenstaufen, Duke Of Swabia, And Judith, Daugh Ter Of The Welf Henry Ix., Duke Of Bavaria. When His Father Died In 1147 Frederick Became Duke Of Swabia, And Immediately ...
Frederick Ii
Frederick Ii. (1194-1250), Holy Roman Emperor, King Of Sicily And Jerusalem, Was Son Of The Emperor Henry Vi. And Constance Of Naples, Daughter Of Roger I., King Of Sicily, And Therefore Grandson Of The Emperor Frederick I. Born At Jesi Near Ancona On Dec. 26, 1194, And Chosen German King ...
Frederick Iii
Frederick Iii. , Holy Roman Emperor—as Frederick Iv., German King; As Frederick V., Archduke Of Aus Tria,—son Of Ernest Of Habsburg, Duke Of Styria And Carinthia, Was Born At Innsbruck On Sept. 21, 1415. After His Father's Death In 1424 He Lived At The Court Of His Uncle And Guardian, ...
Frederick Iii_2
Frederick Iii. (1286?-1330), Surnamed "the Fair," German King And Duke Of Austria, Was The Second Son Of The Ger Man King, Albert I. In 1298, When His Father Was Chosen King, Frederick Was Invested With Some Of The Family Lands (see Habs Bvrg), And In 1306, When His Elder Brother ...
Frederick Iii_3
Frederick Iii. (1609-167o), King Of Denmark And Nor Way, Son Of Christian Iv. And Anne Catherine Of Brandenburg, Was Born On March 18, 1609 At Hadersleben. While Still A Lad He Became Successively Bishop Of Bremen, Bishop Of Verden And Coadjutor Of Halberstadt, While At The Age Of 18 He ...
Frederick Iii_4
Frederick Iii. (1831-1888), King Of Prussia And German Emperor, Was Born At Potsdam On Oct. 18, 1831, Being The Eldest Son Of Prince William Of Prussia, Afterwards First German Emperor, And The Princess Augusta. He Was Carefully Educated, And In 1849-5o Studied At The University Of Bonn. The Next Years ...
Frederick Iii_5
Frederick Iii. King Of Sicily, Third Son Of King Peter Of Aragon And Sicily, And Of Constance, Daughter Of Manfred. Peter Died In 1285, Leaving Aragon To His Eldest Son Alphonso, And Sicily To His Second Son James. When Alphonso Died In 1291 James Became King Of Aragon, And Left ...
Frederick Iii_6
Frederick Iii. (1515-1576), Called "the Pious," Elector Palatine Of The Rhine, Eldest Son Of John Ii., Count Palatine Of Simmern, Was Born At Simmern On Feb. 14, 1515. In 1537 He Married Maria (d. 1567), Daughter Of Casimir, Prince Of Bay Reuth, And In 1546, Mainly As A Result Of ...
Frederick Iii_7
Frederick Iii. Called "the Wise," Elector Of Saxony, Eldest Son Of Ernest, Elector Of Saxony, And Elizabeth, Daughter Of Albert, Duke Of Bavaria-munich (d. 15o8), Was Born At Torgau On Jan. 17, 1463 And Succeeded His Father As Elector In 1486. Retaining The Government Of Saxony In His Own Hands, ...
Frederick Ii_2
Frederick Ii. King Of Denmark And Nor Way, Son Of Christian Iii., Was Born At Hadersleben On July 1, His Mother, Dorothea Of Saxe-lauenburg, Was The Elder Sister Of Catherine, The First Wife Of Gustavus Vasa And The Mother Of Eric Xiv. The Two Little Cousins, Born The Same Year, ...
Frederick Ii_3
Frederick Ii., Known As "the Great" (1712-1786), King Of Prussia, Was Born On Jan. 24, 1712. Two Elder Brothers Having Died In Infancy, He Became Heir Of His Father, Frederick William I., Who Brought Him Up With Extreme Rigour, In The Hope That He Would Become A Hardy Soldier, And ...
Frederick Ii_4
Frederick Ii. (1482-1556), Surnamed "the Wise," Elec Tor Palatine Of The Rhine, Fourth Son Of The Elector Philip Was Born Dec. 9, 148 2. He Fought Under The Emperor Maximilian I. In 1508; Worked To Secure The Election Of Charles, Afterwards The Emperor Charles V., As The Successor Of Maximilian ...
Frederick Ii_5
Frederick Ii. (1411-1464), Called "the Mild," Elector And Duke Of Saxony, Eldest Son Of The Elector Frederick I., Was Born At Leipzig On Aug. 22, 1411. He Succeeded His Father As Elector In 1428, But Shared The Family Lands With His Three Brothers, And Was At Once Engaged In Defending ...
Frederick Iv
Frederick Iv. Elector Palatine Of The Rhine, Only Surviving Son Of The Elector Louis Vi., Was Born At Amberg On March 5, 15 74. His Uncle And Guardian, John Casimir, Brought Him Up As A Lutheran. In January 1592, On The Death Of John Casimir, Frederick Undertook The Government Of ...
Frederick I_2
Frederick I. (1657-1713), First King Of Prussia, And (as Frederick Iii.) Elector Of Brandenburg, Was The Second Son Of The Great Elector, Frederick William, By His First Marriage With Louise Henriette Of Orange. Born At Konigsberg On July 11, 1657, He Was Educated And Greatly Influenced By Eberhard Danckelmann, And ...
Frederick I_3
Frederick I. (1372?-144o), Elector Of Brandenburg, Founder Of The Greatness Of The House Of Hohenzollern, Was Born At Nuremberg, A Son Of Frederick V., Burgrave Of Nuremberg, And First Came Into Prominence By Saving The Life Of Sigismund, King Of Hungary, At The Battle Of Nicopolis In 1396. In 1397 ...
Frederick I_4
Frederick I. Elector Palatine Of The Rhine, Surnamed "the Victorious," And Called By His Enemies "wicked Fritz," Second Son Of The Elector Palatine Louis Iii., Was Born On Aug. 1, 1425. He Inherited A Part Of The Palatinate On His Father's Death In 1439, But Surrendered This Inheritance To His ...
Frederick I_5
Frederick I. Surnamed "the Warlike," Elector And Duke Of Saxony, Was The Eldest Son Of Frederick "the Stern," Count Of Osterland, And Catherine, Daughter And Heiress Of Henry Viii., Count Of Coburg. He Was Born At Altenburg On April I 1, 1370, And Was A Member Of The Family Of ...
Frederick James Furnivall
Furnivall, Frederick James English Philologist And Editor, Was Born At Egham, Surrey, On Feb. 4, 1825, The Son Of A Surgeon. He Gave Frederick Denison Maurice Valuable Assistance In The Christian Socialist Movement, And Was One Of The Founders Of The Working Men's College, Lon Don. During Half A Century ...
Frederick Louis I
Frederick Louis (i 7o7-1 751), Prince Of Wales, Eldest Son Of George Ii., Was Born At Hanover On Jan. 20, 17 07. After His Grandfather, George I., Became King Of Great Britain And Ire Land In 1714, Frederick Was Known As Duke Of Gloucester (though Never Actually Created) And Made ...
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
Frelinghuysen, Frederick Theodore (1817-1885), American Lawyer And Statesman, Of Dutch Descent, Was Born At Millstone, N. J., On Aug. 4, 1817. His Grandfather, Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753-1804), Was An Eminent Lawyer, A Soldier In The American Revolution, And A Member And 1782-83) Of The Continental Congress, And In 1793-96 Of The ...
Frederick V
Frederick V. Elector Palatine Of The Rhine And King Of Bohemia, Son Of The Elector Frederick Iv. By His Wife, Louisa Juliana, Daughter Of William The Silent, Prince Of Orange, Was Born At Amberg On Aug. 26, 1596. He Became Elector On His Father's Death In Sept. 161o, And Was ...
Frederick Viii
Frederick Viii. King Of Denmark, Eldest Son Of Christian Ix., Was Born At Copenhagen On June 3, As Crown Prince Of Denmark He Took Part In The War Of 1864 Against Austria And Prussia, In Which The Duchies Of Schleswig Holstein And Lauenburg Were Lost. He Then Assisted His Father ...
Frederick William I
Frederick William I. (1688-1740), King Of Prussia, Son Of Frederick I. By His Second Marriage, Was Born On Aug. 15, 1688. He Was Early Imbued With A Passion For Military Life, And This Was Deepened By Acquaintance With The Duke Of Marl Borough 0709), Prince Eugene, Whom He Visited During ...
Frederick William Ii
Frederick William Ii. , King Of Prussia, Son Of Augustus William, Second Son Of King Frederick William I. And Of Louise Amalie Of Brunswick, Sister-in-law Of Frederick The Great, Was Born At Berlin On Sept. And Became Heir To The Throne On His Father's Death In 1757. Although The Prince ...
Frederick William Iii
Frederick William Iii. King Of Prus Sia, Eldest Son Of King Frederick William Ii., Was Born At Potsdam On Aug. 3, 17 70. His Father, Then Prince Of Prussia, Was Out Of Favour With Frederick The Great And Entirely Under The Influence Of His Mistress, And The Boy Led A ...
Frederick William Iv
Frederick William Iv. (1795-1861), King Of Prus Sia, Eldest Son Of Frederick William Iii., Was Born On Oct. 15, 1795. From His First Tutor, Johann Delbruck, He Imbibed A Love Of Culture And Art, But Of Ter A Time Delbruck Was Dismissed, His Place Being Taken By The Pastor And ...
Frederick William
Frederick William (1620-1688), Elector Of Bran Denburg, Usually Called The "great Elector," Was Born In Berlin On Feb. 16, 162o, Son Of The Elector George William, And Elizabeth Charlotte, Daughter Of Frederick Iv., Elector Palatine Of The Rhine. He Studied At The University Of Leyden And Learned Some Thing Of ...
Frederick
Frederick, "king Or Lord Of Peace" (ger. Friedrich: Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic And Federic). A Christian Name Borne By Many European Sovereigns And Princes. ...
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, A City Of Virginia, U.s.a., 6om. N. Of Richmond, At The Head Of Navigation On The Rappahannock River; In Spottsylvania County, But Politically Independent Of It. It Is On Federal Highways I And 17, And Is Served By The Rich Mond, Fredericksburg And Potomac And The Virginia Central Rail ...
Frederick_2
Frederick, A City Of Maryland, U.s.a., 45m. W. By N. Of Baltimore, On A Tributary Of The Monocacy River; The County Seat Of Frederick County. It Is On Federal Highways 15, 4o, 24o And 340, And Is Served By The Baltimore And Ohio, The Western Maryland, And The Pennsylvania Railways, ...
Fredericton
Fredericton, A City Of New Brunswick, Canada, Capital Of The Province, Situated On The St. John River, 84 M. From Its Mouth, And On The Canadian Pacific Railway. The City Was Founded In 1785 By Sir Guy Carleton, And Made The Capital Of The Province, In Spite Of The Jealousy ...
Fredonia
Fredonia, Village Of Chautauqua County, New York, U.s.a., 45m. S.w. Of Buffalo And 3m. From Lake Erie At Dunkirk. It Is On Federal Highway 20, And Is Served By The New York Cen Tral Railroad. The Population In 193o Was 5,814. It Is In The Grape Growing And Nursery Region ...
Fredrikshald Halden
Fredrikshald (halden), A Seaport Of Norway, In Smaalenene Amt (ostfold Fylke) ; 85 Miles By Rail S. By E. Of Oslo. Pop. (193o), 10,278. It Is Situated On Both Banks Of The Tistedal River At Its Outflow To The Ide Fjord. The Town Is Surrounded By High Ground On Which ...
Fredrikstad Frederikstad
Fredrikstad (frederikstad), A Seaport And Manufac Turing Town Of Norway In Smaalenene Amt (county), 58 M. S. By E. Of Oslo By Rail. Pop. (1930) 14,t Or. It Lies At The Mouth And On The Eastern Shore Of The Oslo Fjord, Occupying Both Banks Of The River Glommen, Which, Descending ...
Free Baptists
Free Baptists, Formerly Called (but No Longer Officially) Freewill Baptists, An American Denomination Holding Anti Paedobaptist And Anti-calvinistic Doctrines, And Practically Identi Cal In Creed With The General Baptists Of Great Britain. Many Of The Early Baptist Churches In Rhode Island And Throughout The South Were Believers In "general Redemption" ...
Free Church Federation
Free Church Federation. See Federal Coun Cil Of Evangelical Free Churches; Reunion (church). Free Church Of England, A Protestant Episcopal Church "essentially One With The Established Church Of England, But Free To Go Into Any Parish, To Use A Revised Edition Of The Book Of Common Prayer, To Associate The ...
Free Church Of Scotland
Free Church Of Scotland. In One Sense The Free Church Of Scotland Dated Its Existence From The Disruption Of 1843, In Another It Claimed To Be The Rightful Representative Of The National Church Of Scotland (see Scotland, Church Of) As It Was Reformed In 1560. In The Ecclesiastical History Of ...
Free Lance
Free Lance, A Name Applied To Writers, Both Of Editorial Material And Advertisements, Who Work On A Fee Basis And Are Not A Part Of Any Organization. There Are Free Lance Newspaper Writ Ers, Free Lance Writers For Technical And Trade Magazines, As Well As Free Lance Writers Who Prepare ...
Free Ports
Free Ports. A Term Applied To Ports, Or More Usually Zones Within Ports, In Which Vessels Can Load Or Unload, And Commercial And Even Manufacturing Businesses Can Be Carried On, Without Any Active Control By The Fiscal Authorities. In A Free Port No Import Or Export Duties Are Levied, The ...
Free Reed Vibrator
Free Reed Vibrator, In Musical Instruments, A Thin Metal Tongue Fixed At One End And Vibrating Freely Either In Sur Rounding Space, As In The Accordion And Concertina, Or Enclosed In A Pipe Or Channel, As In Certain Reed Stops Of The Organ Or In The Harmonium. We Have To ...
Free Soil Party
Free Soil Party, A Political Party In The United States, Which Was Organized In 1847-48 To Oppose The Extension Of Slavery Into The Territories. It Was A Combination Of The Political Abolitionists—many Of Whom Had Formerly Been Identified With The More Radical Liberty Party—the Anti-slavery Whigs, And The Faction Of ...
Free Stone
Free-stone, Stone Used In Architecture For Mouldings, Tracery And Other Work Required To Be Worked With The Chisel. The Oolitic Stones (i.e., Limestones) Are Generally So Called, Although In Some Countries Soft Sandstones Are Used; In Some Churches An Indurated Chalk Called "clunch" Is Employed For Internal Lining And For ...
Free Trade
Free Trade, The Term Commonly Reserved For The Policy Of Trade Regulation That Makes No Discrimination Between Imported And Domestic Products. It Does Not Exclude The Possibility Of Im Port Duties, But Restricts Them To The Purpose Of Raising Revenue, And Supplements Them By A Countervailing Excise Duty In Cases ...
Free Verse
Free Verse. No Exact Definition Of This Form Of Poetry Has Yet Been Reached. Indeed Its Very Nature Makes It Difficult To Define Except By Exclusion. Thus It Is Verse Which Discards Tradi Tional Rhyme, Metre, And Form In Favour Of Cadence. The Theory. Upon Which It Rests, Is That ...
Freebench
Freebench, In English Law, The Interest Which A Widow Had In The Copyhold Lands Of Her Husband, Corresponding To Dower In The Case Of Freeholds. It Depended Upon The Custom Of The Manor, But As A General Rule The Widow Took A Third For Her Life Of The Lands Of ...
Freeboard
Freeboard Literally Means The Amount Of The Vertical Side Of A Vessel Which Is Above Water—(free Meaning Clear, And Board Being The Side Of The Vessel, E.g., Starboard Or Steering Side). The Freeboard Is Measured Vertically At The Middle Of The Length, Generally From The Line Of The Uppermost Continuous ...
Freedmens Bureau
Freedmen's Bureau (officially The Bureau Of Freed Men, Refugees And Abandoned Lands), A Bureau Created In The United States War Department By An Act Of Congress (march 3, 1865), To Last One Year, But Continued Until 1872 By Later Acts. Its Establishment Was Due Partly To The Fear Entertained By ...
Freehold
Freehold, A Borough Of New Jersey, U.s.a., Near The Centre Of The State; County Seat Of Monmouth County. It Is Served By The Central Of New Jersey And The Pennsylvania Railways. The Population Was 4,768 In 1920, And Was 6,894 In 1930 By The Federal Census. It Is The Trade ...
Freehold_2
Freehold, In English And American Law Of Real Property, An Estate In Land, Not Being Less Than An Estate For Life (see Es Tate) . The Term Customary Freeholds Was Applied To A Kind Of Copyhold Tenure In The North Of England, Viz., Tenure By Copy Of Court-roll, But At ...
Freeland
Freeland, A Borough Of Luzerne County, Pa., U.s.a., 3om. S. Of Wilkes-barre, On Broad Mountain, At An Altitude Of Nearly 2,000f T. It Is Served By The Lehigh Valley And Electric Railways. The Population Was 6,666 In 1920, And Was 7.098 In 1930 By The Federal Census. The Mining Of ...
Freeman
Freeman, The Term Specifically Applied To One Who Pos Sesses The Freedom Of A City, Borough Or Company. Before The Passing Of The Municipal Corporations Act 1835, Each English Borough Admitted Freemen According To Its Own Peculiar Custom And By-laws. The Rights And Privileges Of A Freeman, Though Vary Ing ...
Freemartin
Freemartin, The Name Used By Farmers And Breeders To Denote The Hermaphrodite (q.v.) Of Domestic Cattle. Freemartins Always Occur As Twin With Normal Males. For An Explanation Of This, See Sex. ...
Freemasonry
Freemasonry. According To An Old "charge" Delivered To Initiates, Freemasonry Is Declared To Be An "ancient And Hon Ourable Institution : Ancient No Doubt It Is, As Having Subsisted From Time Immemorial ; And Honourable It Must Be Acknowledged To Be, As By A Natural Tendency It Conduces To Make ...
Freeport
Freeport, A City Of North-western Illinois, U.s.a., On The Pecatonica River ; The County Seat Of Stephenson County. It Is On Federal Highway 20, And Is Served By The Chicago And North Western, The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul And Pacific, And The Illinois Central Railways. The Population In 1920 Was ...
Freeport_2
Freeport, A Village Of Nassau County, New York, U.s.a., On The South Shore Of Long Island, 5m. E. Of The City Limits Of Brooklyn. It Is Served By The Long Island Railroad. The Popula Tion In 1930 Was 15,467. Oyster And Other Fisheries And Truck Gardening Are Important Industries, And ...
Freesia
Freesia, In Botany, A Genus Of Plants Belonging To The Iris Family (iridaceae), And Containing Three Species, All Natives Of S. Africa. The Plants Grow From A Corm (a Solid Bulb, As In Gladiolus) Which Sends Up A Tuft Of Long Narrow Leaves And A Slightly Branched Stem Bearing A ...
Freethinker
Freethinker Denotes Any One Who Considers Problems Of Religion And Religious History In A Purely Rational Manner, With Out Regard To The Authority Of A Church. The Term Is Applied More Especially To The Deists Of The 18th Century. See L. Stephen, English Thought In The I8th Century (2 Vols., ...
Freetown
Freetown, Capital Of The British Colony And Protectorate Of Sierra Leone, W'r'est Africa, On The South Side Of The Sierra Leone Estuary, About 5 M. From The Cape Of That Name, In 8° 29' N., 13° To' W. Pop. 55,359. Freetown Is Picturesquely Situated On A Plain, Closed In Behind ...
Fregellae
Fregellae, An Ancient Town Of Latium On The Via Latina, I I M. W.n.w. Of Aquinum, Near The Left Branch Of The Liris. It Was Destroyed By The Samnites A Little Before 33o B.c., And In 328 B.c. A Latin Colony Was Established There. It Continued Faithful To Rome ; ...
Freiberg Or Freyberg
Freiberg Or Freyberg, A Town Of Germany In The Band Of Saxony, On The Munzbach, Near Its Confluence With The Mulde, 19 M. S.w. Of Dresden By Rail. Pop. It Owes Its Origin To The Discovery Of Silver Mines (c. 1163) . The Town, With The Castle Of Freudenstein, Was ...
Freiburg Im Breisgau
Freiburg Im Breisgau, Archiepiscopal See And City Of Germany In The Land Of Baden, Situated On The Dreisam At The Foot Of The Schlossberg, 4o M. N. Of Basle By Rail. Pop. 99,122. In 1120 Freiburg Became A Free Town, With Privileges Similar To Those Of Cologne; But In 1 ...
Freiburg
Freiburg, A Town Of Germany In Prussian Silesia, On The Polsnitz, 35 M. S.w. Of Breslau, By Rail. Pop. (1933) 9,137. Its Industries Include Watch-making, Linen-weaving And Glass-making. In The Neighbourhood Are The Old And Modern Castles Of The Fur Stenstein Family, Whence The Town Is Sometimes Distinguished As Freiburg ...
Freidank Vridanl
Freidank (vridanl), The Name By Which A Middle High German Didactic Poet Of The Early 13th Century Is Known. It Has Been Disputed Whether The Word, Which Is Equivalent To "free Thought," Is To Be Regarded As The Poet's Real Name Or Only As A Pseudonym ; The Latter Is ...
Freienwalde
Freienwalde, A Town Of Germany In The Prussian Province Of Brandenburg, On The Oder, 28 M. N.e. Of Berlin By Rail. Pop. (1933) 10,927. It Has A Small Palace, Built By The Great Elector, And Manufactures Machinery And Pianos. It Is A Favourite Summer Resort Of The Inhabitants Of Berlin. ...
Freieslebenite
Freieslebenite, A Rare Mineral Consisting Of Sulphanti Monite Of Silver And Lead The Monoclinic Crystals Are Prismatic In Habit, With Deeply Striated Prism And Dome Faces. The Colour Is Steel-grey, And The Lustre Metallic ; Hardness 21, Specific Gravity 6.2. It Occurs With Argentite, Chaly Bite And Galena In The ...
Freischutz
Freischutz, In German Folklore, A Marksman Who By A Compact With The Devil Has Obtained A Certain Number Of Bullets Destined To Hit Without Fail Whatever Object He Wishes. As The Legend Is Usually Told, Six Of The Freikugeln Or "free Bullets" Are Thus Subservient To The Marksman's Will, But ...
Freising
Freising, A Town Of Germany, In The Land Of Bavaria, On The Isar, 16 M. By Rail N.n.e. Of Munich. Pop. (1933) 16,199. The Cathedral, Which Dates From About 116o Is Famous For Its Crypt. Noteworthy Also Are The Old Palace Of The Bishops, Now A Clerical Seminary, And The ...
Frejus
Frejus, A Town In The Department Of The Var In S.e. France. Pop. It Is 18 M. S.e. Of Draguignan. It Has Fine Roman Remains. Since The 4th Century It Has Been A Bishop's See, In The Ecclesiastical Province Of Aix En Provence. In Modern Times The Neighbouring Fishing Village ...
Fremantle
Fremantle, A Seaport Of Swan County, Western Aus Tralia, At The Mouth Of The Swan River, 12 M. By Rail S.w. Of Perth. It Is The Terminus Of The State And Australian Trans-continental Railways, And Is A Town Of Some Industrial Activity, Shipbuilding, Soap-boiling, Saw-milling, Smelting, Iron-founding, Furniture-mak Ing, Flour-milling, ...
Fremont
Fremont, A City Of Eastern Nebraska, U.s.a., On The Platte River, 37m. N.w. Of Omaha, At An Altitude Of 1,196f T. ; The County Seat Of Dodge County. It Is On The Lincoln Highway And Number 77, And Is Served By The Burlington, The Chicago And North Western And The ...
Fremont_2
Fremont, A City Of Northern Ohio, U.s.a., 25m. From Lake Erie, At The Head Of Navigation On The Sandusky River; The County Seat Of Sandusky County. It Is On Federal Highway 20, And Is Served By The New York Central Railroad And By Steamers To Ports On Lake Erie. The ...
French African Literature
French African Literature. The Outbreak Of The World War Brought Home To France Her Need For Man Power, And She Then Began To Turn Her Attention Towards A Race Which Sent Her Its Men By Thousands. In The Midst Of The Madness And Destruction That Overwhelmed Europe, She Was Forced ...