"Greencloth" is a word in ENGLISH
A board or court of justice formerly held in the
counting house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the
lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of
justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the
peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards
beyond the gates.
That's when it hit me; my sunglasses were buried in the grave where my Talal lay. Yes, my sunglasses were buried with him. But oh, how I wish my eyes had gone with him instead.
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For a weddin' present Ledbetter gave his son Amos two hundred dollars. Two weeks later he asked him, "W'atcha do with the money, son?" "Ah bought me a wristwatch, Pappy!" answered the boy. "Yew dumb ignoramous!" yelled his father. "Yew should 'av bought yoreself a rifle!" "A rifle? What fer?" "Suppos'n one day yew cum home and find some guy sleepin' wid yore wife," explained the older redneck. "W'atcha gonna do? Wake him up and ask him what time it is?"
In old European law. A court. The palace, household, or retinue of a sovereign. A judicial tribunal or court held …
Read the complete definitionIn English law. A board or court of justice held in the counting-house of the king’s (or queen’s) household, and …
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