Word of the Day – Maleficium

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  • Noun: Maleficium
    1. Witchcraft; Harmful magic
    2. Legal definition (civil law): waste, damage, tort
  • Synonyms:
    1. Sorcery
    2. Witchcraft
    3. Mischief
    4. Tort
  • Usage:

“Discover whether you are guilty of maleficium and/or would have been accused of practicing witchcraft according to the laws and evidence used during the 1692 Salem Witch Trials.”

  • Encountered:

While reading 17 Signs That You’d Qualify as a Witch in 1692 at mentalfloss.com

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Word of the Day – Portmanteau

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  • Noun: Portmanteau
  1. a large suitcase
  2. a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms (as smog from smoke and fog)
  • Synonyms:
  1. Carryall
  2. carry-on
  3. grip
  4. handbag
  5. holdall [chiefly British]
  6. suitcase
  7. wallet
  • Usage:

“This doublet and hose, though new, were creased, like traveling clothes for a long time packed in a portmanteau. “

  • Encountered:

Reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

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