One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown
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the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal n
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the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal n a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest n (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial n a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) n a connection that fastens things together n a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper
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-- applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp
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an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic