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1793 legislation enacted by East India Company to consolidate its rule of India
The Cornwallis Code is a body of legislation enacted in 1793 by the East India Company to improve the governance of its territories in India. The Code was
Cornwallis_Code
British Army officer (1738–1805)
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
Agreement between the East India Company and landlords of Bengal
Charles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation that later came to be called the Cornwallis Code. The Cornwallis Code of 1793 divided
Permanent_Settlement
British Army officer in India
British General Charles Cornwallis, the Earl Cornwallis, was appointed in February 1786 to serve as both Commander-in-Chief of British India and Governor
Cornwallis_in_India
Lowest civil court in India
Enforcement is under Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The court of Munsiff was formed by Lord Cornwallis under the Cornwallis Code of 1793. The word "Munsiff" is
Munsiff_Court
Region in the eastern Indian subcontinent
Revolution (1757–1857). Routledge. pp. 7–10. ISBN 978-1-136-82552-1. "Cornwallis Code". Encyclopædia Britannica. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2017
Bengal
Governor-general Originally joined on 28 April 1772. Earl Cornwallis from 1762; created Marquess Cornwallis (1792). Created Marquess Wellesley (1799). Earl of
List of governors-general of India
List_of_governors-general_of_India
Period of Indian history (1757–1858)
next century. Still, the new Governor-General appointed in 1786, Lord Cornwallis, not only had more power than Hastings, but also had the support of a
Company_rule_in_India
Hereditary landlords in Bengal
Katra, and finally at Nimtali Kuthi. Under Company rule in India, the Cornwallis Code introduced the Permanent Settlement. Zamindars were made responsible
Zamindars_of_Bengal
Province of British India from 1699 to 1947
of landholding in India, and the latter was an abject failure. The Cornwallis Code, while defining the rights of the proprietors, failed to give adequate
Bengal_Presidency
and Charles Cornwallis instituted numerous changes over their rules. Notably, Cornwallis instituted the Cornwallis Code in 1793, a code of law influenced
Liberalism_in_India
English East India Company official (1799–1837)
his administration, overriding the government issued guidance of the Cornwallis code. He married Charlotte Mary Cornish (1800-1883) of Devonshire, daughter
Frederick_John_Shore
Indian provisional government in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II
independence. Originally joined on 28 April 1772. Earl Cornwallis from 1762; created Marquess Cornwallis (1792). Created Marquess Wellesley (1799). Earl of
List of office-holders in India
List_of_office-holders_in_India
headed by Charles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code. In 1825 the headquarters
Singranatore_family
Former Canadian Forces Base in Nova Scotia
Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis (also CFB Cornwallis) is a former Canadian Forces Base located in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. It is situated in the western
CFB_Cornwallis
Canadian merchant ship sunk in World War II
Ltd and was renamed Cornwallis. On 6 November 1935, a crew member was severely injured after a wave struck the deck of Cornwallis. The operator Canadian
SS_Cornwallis
Layman appointed as a Catholic cardinal
these Cardinals were no longer laymen. Code of Canon Law. 1983. Canon 351 §1. Cartwright, William Cornwallis (1868). On Papal Conclaves. Edinburgh: Edmonston
Lay_cardinal
1795 battle of the War of the First Coalition
abandon his rearguard, Cornwallis counter-attacked with the rest of his squadron. A fierce combat developed, culminating in Cornwallis interposing his flagship
Cornwallis's_Retreat
Country in Southeastern Africa
A Matabele kraal, as depicted by William Cornwallis Harris, 1836
Zimbabwe
1775–1783 conflict in North America
General Cornwallis was besieged by a Franco-American army in Yorktown, Virginia, in September and October 1781. The French navy cut off Cornwallis's escape
American_Revolutionary_War
Federal capital district of the United States
"Federal Captal City and Metro GDP". apps.bea.gov. D.C.'s New (771) Area Code Will Start Being Assigned In November Archived April 26, 2021, at the Wayback
Washington,_D.C.
1792 treaty ending the Third Anglo-Mysore War
to all sides, Cornwallis entered into negotiations with Tipu to end the conflict. The resulting treaty was signed on 18 March. Cornwallis had hoped to
Treaty_of_Seringapatam
Surname list
found among Europeans. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1846–1917), British linguist of African languages (Swahili and
Madan_(surname)
Road in Kolkata, India
down Cornwallis Street". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2025. "Villas, parks to Golbari's 'kosha mangsho': Explore the heritage along Cornwallis Street"
Bidhan_Sarani
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
to provide its thoughts on a possible military campaign against the USSR, code-named Operation Unthinkable. One plan involved a surprise attack on Soviet
Winston_Churchill
University Art Gallery. In his unfinished rendition of the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, dates not established, the circle of stars is suggested and
Flag_of_the_United_States
1802 Treaty during the War of the Second Coalition
Revolutionary calendar) by Joseph Bonaparte and Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace". The consequent peace lasted
Treaty_of_Amiens
Canadian actor and director (born 1979)
(December 23, 2020), "Letterkenny co-creator Jacob Tierney has cracked the code of television", The Globe and Mail "Jacob Tierney – Writer/Director". "Exclusive
Jacob_Tierney
French general and emperor (1769–1821)
185–87. Rosenberg, Chaim M. (2017). Losing America, Conquering India: Lord Cornwallis and the Remaking of the British Empire. McFarland. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4766-6812-3
Napoleon
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
camped there during a snowfall. The lesser accepted story is that General Cornwallis camped there during a snowfall around the time of the Battle of Guilford
Snow_Camp,_North_Carolina
City in Karnataka, India
places and arrested Chikkappa Nayaka. Then with the interference of Lord Cornwallis, Chikkaballapur was handed over to Narayanagowda. After knowing this,
Chikkaballapur
U.S. state
of the State of Washington Washington Administrative Code (State Administrative Rules) State Code Search Tool Energy Profile for Washington USGS real-time
Washington_(state)
Mountain with U.S. presidential sculptures
General George Washington Resigning His Commission Surrender of Lord Cornwallis Unfinished portrait Lansdowne portrait Gibbs-Channing-Avery Portrait The
Mount_Rushmore
This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is B. Postal codes beginning with B are located within the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
List of postal codes of Canada: B
List_of_postal_codes_of_Canada:_B
American historical drama TV series
Townsend (recurring season 2, main seasons 3–4) Idara Victor as Abigail, code named Agent 355 Darren Alford as Cicero Andrew McKeough as John Carter Talmadge
Turn:_Washington's_Spies
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
oppression. A 16-page pamphlet entitled "A Sermon on the Capture of Lord Cornwallis" is notable for the attribution of its authorship to "An African American"
African_Americans
British military officer (1741–1801)
commanded the army only until May 20, when Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis arrived with the southern army and took over. One colonel wrote to Clinton
Benedict_Arnold
President of India from 1950 to 1962
by the constitution. Following the tussle over the enactment of the Hindu Code Bill, he took a more active role in state affairs. In 1962, after serving
Rajendra_Prasad
Leaders in the formation of the United States
General George Washington Resigning His Commission Surrender of Lord Cornwallis Unfinished portrait Lansdowne portrait Gibbs-Channing-Avery Portrait The
Founding Fathers of the United States
Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States
1776 American national founding document
Leaders British Military Arbuthnot Brant Burgoyne Campbell Carleton Clinton Cornwallis Fraser Gage Graves Richard Howe William Howe Knyphausen Rodney Civilian
United States Declaration of Independence
United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
meant the case would ordinarily not have continued due to Russian statutory codes considering any such delay evidence of consent, but Catherine intervened
John_Paul_Jones
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
unconditionally suspended by the British administration under the criminal procedure code. By 1923, Nehru had emerged as a national figure of some stature. He was
Jawaharlal_Nehru
U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C.
of its website that describe the Washington Monument. The United States Code states in 40 U.S.C. § 3309: "(a) In General. – The purposes of this chapter
Washington_Monument
Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer (1891–1956)
September 1951, Ambedkar resigned from Nehru's cabinet ministry after Hindu code bill was defeated in parliament. Ambedkar contested in the Bombay North first
B._R._Ambedkar
Indian nationalist leader (1897–1945)
examination in 1921 on more topics on India, including the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, Indian history, and an Indian language. Successful
Subhas_Chandra_Bose
Village in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cornwallis Square is a Canadian village in Kings County, Nova Scotia. It is located on the Cornwallis River. It is planning to rename itself to "King's
Cornwallis_Square
Royal Navy officer (1758–1805)
He was taken to Kingston, Jamaica, to be nursed by "doctoress" Cubah Cornwallis. He was discharged in August and returned to Britain aboard HMS Lion,
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson
British field marshal (1883–1950)
was only serving British interests. The British had broken the Luftwaffe codes and both Wavell and Churchill believed that there would not be a German
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Archibald_Wavell,_1st_Earl_Wavell
Place in Karnataka, India
it passed again to the Marathas and then to Hyder Ali. In 1791, Lord Cornwallis conquered Kolar in 1791, returning it again to Mysore in the Treaty of
Kolar_Gold_Fields
State in northern India
famous not only for its Ghats on the Ganges but also for the tomb of Lord Cornwallis, the 18th-century Governor of East India Company ruled Bengal Presidency
Uttar_Pradesh
Black Canadian business woman and activist (1914–1965)
However, she then sought advice from the leaders of her church, the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, where the Minister William Pearly Oliver and his
Viola_Desmond
English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)
to a wide audience. Locke's notes are often abbreviated and are full of codes which he used to reference material across notebooks. Another way Locke
John_Locke
British colonies forming the United States
statutory law of slavery...and nine of them had fairly elaborate slave codes that specified four basic legal characteristics of American slavery. First
Thirteen_Colonies
Removing part of the human scalp
to Indians for British scalps. In 1749, governor of Nova Scotia Edward Cornwallis created an proclamation which included a bounty for male scalps or prisoners
Scalping
French Royal Army officer (1725–1807)
they combined with the Marquis de Lafayette's troops and forced Lord Cornwallis to surrender on 19 October. The Congress of the Confederation presented
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur,_comte_de_Rochambeau
British three-pounders, was directed by British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis to fire on the Americans who were in close combat with the British. Many
List of friendly fire incidents
List_of_friendly_fire_incidents
Founding of the United States
commanded the Continental Army's capture of a British army under General Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown, leading to the collapse of King George's control
American_Revolution
School district of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
Graham Creighton Junior High School Halifax Central Junior High (formerly Cornwallis Junior High) Harold T. Barrett Junior High (Grades 6–8) Herring Cove Junior
Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Halifax_Regional_Centre_for_Education
Supreme legal document of India since 1950
The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and
Constitution_of_India
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)
Lahore and Amritsar. The government had to apply Section 144 of the criminal code in an attempt to limit gatherings. Jawaharlal Nehru met Singh and the other
Bhagat_Singh
Sultan of Mysore from 1782 to 1799
Travancore appealed to the East India Company for help. In response, Lord Cornwallis mobilised company and British military forces, and formed alliances with
Tipu_Sultan
were some of the less successful British commanders such as Howe and Cornwallis, who they claim intentionally lost (or tried to win by doing the bare
The_Temple_and_the_Lodge
Anglican cathedral in London, England
Middleton, Granville Gower Loch, William Jones, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Henry Montgomery Lawrence, Henry Bartle Frere, Robert Cornelius
St_Paul's_Cathedral
U.S. state
17, 1781, southern commander Nathanael Greene led British Lord Charles Cornwallis across the heartland of North Carolina, and away from the latter's base
North_Carolina
Colonial war between Britain and France
June 20, 1750 Cornwallis deemed the initial proclamation ineffective and increased the bounty to 50 guinea on June 21, 1750. During Cornwallis' tenure there
Father_Le_Loutre's_War
English writer and activist (1847–1933)
15 August 2024. "Way History: Dr Annie Besant Road". 3 June 2024. "Pin Code ANNIE BESANT ROAD". "Andhra Pradesh: Rayalaseema university where national
Annie_Besant
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
Sep: Barton 29 Sep: Potton 9 Oct: Anacreon 17 Nov: Tuscan 3 Dec: Marquis Cornwallis 16 Dec: Andersons 24 Dec: Friends December (unknown date): Hyperion Unknown
USS_Constitution
1757 battle of the Seven Years' War
Yashwantrao Holkar Yogendra Shukla more British leaders Wavell Canning Cornwallis Irwin Chelmsford Curzon Ripon Minto Dalhousie Bentinck Mountbatten Wellesley
Battle_of_Plassey
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
Jefferson had caused patriots to burn and destroy it in 1776. General Charles Cornwallis that spring dispatched a cavalry force led by Banastre Tarleton to capture
Thomas_Jefferson
Name used for the Thirteen Colonies
Leaders British Military Arbuthnot Brant Burgoyne Campbell Carleton Clinton Cornwallis Fraser Gage Graves Richard Howe William Howe Knyphausen Rodney Civilian
United_Colonies
Hamlet in New York, United States
said to have ferried the soldier across the river. The British General Cornwallis crossed the Hudson with 6,000 men in November 1776 from Dobbs Ferry and
Palisades,_New_York
Mary, several people Daisy, Princess of Pless (Mary Theresa Olivia; née Cornwallis-West; 1873–1943), Welsh princess Lady Mary Cecil Grey (1907–2002), English
List of people with given name Mary
List_of_people_with_given_name_Mary
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
as other towns in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thomas Jefferson, the Earl Cornwallis, the Marquis de Lafayette, General Peter Muhlenberg, Stonewall Jackson
Short_Pump,_Virginia
Subregion of the Asian continent
November 2019. "United Nations Statistics Division - Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)". United Nations Statistics Division. 6 May 2015.
Southeast_Asia
Town in Queensland, Australia
The island is less commonly known by its English name of Cornwallis, named after Mount Cornwallis, Queensland’s most northerly granite peak. Dauan, as it
Dauan_Island
Country in the Horn of Africa
Prefixed, a Life of the Author. Vol. 1. -7: 3. 1804. Harris, William Cornwallis (1844). The Highlands of Aethiopia: In Three Volumes. Longman, Brown,
Djibouti
American Founding Father (1736–1799)
Although Arnold soon withdrew to Portsmouth, in February, troops under Lord Cornwallis entered the state from North Carolina; the war, which had for the most
Patrick_Henry
Attempt by Germany during World War II to cut supply lines to Britain
convoys were due. The code breakers of Bletchley Park assigned only two people to evaluate whether the Germans broke the code. After five months, they
Battle_of_the_Atlantic
10th episode of the 4th season of Community
Jeff's rants, Cornwallis changes the grade to an F. While the group privately discusses what happened, Chang (Ken Jeong) ties Cornwallis to a chair in
Intro_to_Knots
Safari Park Stukenbrock Batu Caves, Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, Fort Cornwallis, Kapitan Keling Mosque, Putra Square, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque
Google_Street_View_coverage
English traveller and writer
with Kinahan Cornwallis, a fellow British advisor in Iraq. She signaled an openness to a romantic involvement to the much younger Cornwallis, but was rejected
Gertrude_Bell
U.S. state
warships stationed in Virginia at the beginning of 1781, but General Charles Cornwallis and his superiors were indecisive, and maneuvers by the three thousand
Virginia
Town in Virginia, United States
as the site of the siege and subsequent surrender of General Charles Cornwallis to General George Washington and the French Fleet during the American
Yorktown,_Virginia
Abe's report. Across the creek, Andre suggests General Cornwallis attack the rebels. Cornwallis, believing Washington's entire force is over there, decides
List of Turn: Washington's Spies episodes
List_of_Turn:_Washington's_Spies_episodes
Canadian provincial capital
George II ordered Edward Cornwallis to establish Halifax as a new capital. Equipped with 13 transports and a sloop of war, Cornwallis founded the Town of Halifax
Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
British Royal Navy officer and politician (1762–1820)
blamed Joseph Popham for the disagreement, with Gibraltar Governor Edward Cornwallis describing him as an "honest well meaning man" who had met with "little
Home_Riggs_Popham
Second wife of British Brigadier General Benedict Arnold
Abbey. Hostilities appeared to be winding down in North America after Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown in October 1781, and the Arnolds left for London
Peggy_Shippen
Place in Nunavut, Canada
romanized: Qausuittuq, lit. 'place with no dawn') is an Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is at the northern end of Resolute Bay and
Resolute,_Nunavut
Unique geographical area for which individual weather reports are issued
code known as a Canadian Location Code, or CLC. These codes are programmed into SAME-capable weather radio receivers the same way FIPS county codes are
Forecast_region
Human settlement in England
The Marquis of Cornwallis.
Bethnal_Green
18th-Century American spy ring
and Townsend were given code names and code numbers, along with Washington, Brewster, Roe, and Rivington. Washington's code number was 711. The general
Culper_Ring
Territorial partition in British India
Yashwantrao Holkar Yogendra Shukla more British leaders Wavell Canning Cornwallis Irwin Chelmsford Curzon Ripon Minto Dalhousie Bentinck Mountbatten Wellesley
Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)
Agreement ending the American Revolutionary War
Leaders British Military Arbuthnot Brant Burgoyne Campbell Carleton Clinton Cornwallis Fraser Gage Graves Richard Howe William Howe Knyphausen Rodney Civilian
Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
Meeting place of the United States Congress
Declaration of Independence, Surrender of General Burgoyne, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and General George Washington Resigning His Commission. Trumbull was
United_States_Capitol
Capital of Karnataka, India
importance. The Bengaluru fort was captured by British forces under Charles Cornwallis on 21 March 1791 during the Third Anglo-Mysore War and became the centre
Bengaluru
danced in balls especially after 1700. These dances had a strict social code with mistakes in choreography scrutinized and a loss of prestige would follow
Colonial history of the United States
Colonial_history_of_the_United_States
1858–1947 Crown colonial rule in India
famine. Lord Ripon, the Liberal Viceroy of India, who instituted the Famine Code. 1880. In the second half of the 19th century, both the direct administration
British_Raj
Mantra of the Vedic tradition
Samaj" 1911/1912 1st edn. page XVI, publ. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, 211 Cornwallis St. Calcutta, read : "History Of The Brahmo Samaj Vol. 1 : Sastri, Sivanath-Internet
Gayatri_Mantra
U.S. state
important victory by stopping General Cornwallis's charges at the Second Battle of Trenton. Evading Cornwallis's army, the Continental Army launched a
New_Jersey
Type of lawsuit
"Late Mi'kmaw activist Nora Bernard recommended as new name for Halifax's Cornwallis Street". Global News. Global News. Retrieved 16 December 2024. Barroilhet
Class_action
CORNWALLIS CODE
CORNWALLIS CODE
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained. Compare Crago.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : variant spelling of Barbary.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : variant of Tibbett.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained. Compare Vercoe.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Cornwall.
Boy/Male
British, English
Man from Cornwall
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name from the county of Cornwall, which is named with the Old English tribal name Cornwealas. This is from Kernow (the term that the Cornish used to refer to themselves, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps connected with a Celtic element meaning ‘horn’, ‘headland’), + Old English wealas ‘strangers’, ‘foreigners’, the term used by the Anglo-Saxons for British-speaking people.English : variant of Cornwell.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained. Compare Varcoe.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : variant of Sewell.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : variant spelling of Medlin.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : variant spelling of Jago.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : unexplained. Compare Goyne.
CORNWALLIS CODE
CORNWALLIS CODE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Command, Mandate
Surname or Lastname
English (Ireland)
English (Ireland) : variant of Hyslop.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Way; Necter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Mallicoat.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Glow of Lard Siva
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, Latin
Messenger
Female
African
God is the greatest.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ambhini | à®…à®®à¯à®ªà¯€à®¨à¯€
Water born
Female
Danish
, to whom God (is) an oath.
CORNWALLIS CODE
CORNWALLIS CODE
CORNWALLIS CODE
CORNWALLIS CODE
CORNWALLIS CODE
n.
Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.
n.
A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines.
n.
One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.
n.
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.
n.
A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall.
n.
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
a.
Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code.
n.
The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall.
n.
The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
n.
A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earhy particles; -- called also tozing, and treloobing, in Cornwall.
v. t.
To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.
n.
The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture where it is written, in distinction from the gospel; hence, also, the Old Testament.
n.
A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.
n.
A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall, characterized by the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline crystals.
n.
A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.
n.
A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony.
a.
Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course.
a.
Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.
n.
A collection or digest of laws; a code.
n.
An unwritten code of law represented to have been given by God to Moses on Sinai.