See Also: MONITORY LETTER, eccl(law)
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Hawk(medicine)

hawk 2, verb (oh) and MONITORY LETTER, eccl (law)


hawk 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[Sense: 1; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: hawker]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from the sound]
[T] to try to sell goods, usually by going from place to place and trying to persuade people to buy them
[I and T] to cough up phlegm

MONITORY LETTER, eccl (law)


MONITORY LETTER, eccl. law. The process of an official, a bishop or Other prelate having jurisdiction, issued to compel, by ecclesiastical censures, prelate having jurisdiction, issued to compel, by ecclesiastical censures, those who know of a crime or Other matter which requires to be explained, to those who know of a crime or Other matter which requires to be explained, to come and reveal it. Merl. Repert. h.t. come and reveal it. Merl. Repert. h.t.