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slaughter 2, noun (oh)



2 n [U]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: slatr 'meat, killing animals for meat']
when people kill animals, especially for their meat
::the export of live animals for slaughter
when large numbers of people are killed in a cruel or violent way
::the slaughter of defenceless women and children

INSTITUTION, eccl (law)


INSTITUTION, eccl. law. The act by which the ordinary commits the cure of souls to a person presented to a benefice. souls to a person presented to a benefice.