Widow's Allowance — An allowance of funds and/or personal property received by a widow after her husband s death to meet her immediate requirements. The amount of the allowance is decided by statute or court and is meant to protect the widow and family of a deceased … Investment dictionary
Schools — • History and development of education as related to the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Schools Schools † … Catholic encyclopedia
stipend — noun /ˈstaɪpɛnd/ a fixed payment, generally small and occurring at regular intervals; a modest allowance My stipend for doing public service is barely enough to cover living expenses. Syn: allowance … Wiktionary
Phineas Finn — is a novel by Anthony Trollope and the name of its leading character. The novel was first published in 1867 as a serial in St Paul s Magazine . It is the second of the Palliser series of novels. Its sequel, Phineas Redux , is another novel in the … Wikipedia
Juan Antonio Sotillo — General Juan Antonio Sotillo was a nineteenth century military leader from Venezuela. During his long life, a very uncommon circumstance for a military leader at the time, he served under the army of Venezuelan general Simón Bolívar, as well as… … Wikipedia
Latin American School of Medicine (Cuba) — Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM), formerly Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas (in Spanish; in English: Latin American School of Medicine (LASM), formerly Latin American School of Medical Sciences), is a major international… … Wikipedia
Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach — (b. Bayreuth, 29 July 1661 d. Weferlingen, 5 April 1708), was a German prince member of the House of Hohenzollern and nominal Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth Kulmbach. FamilyHe was the fifth of the six children born to Georg Albrecht of… … Wikipedia
Christian Heinrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach — Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg Bayreuth Kulmbach (Bayreuth, 29 July 1661 – Weferlingen, 5 April 1708), was a German prince and member of the House of Hohenzollern and nominal Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth Kulmbach. Family He was the fifth… … Wikipedia
MENAHEM MENDEL BEN ISAAC — (second half of 16th century), tax collector, architect, and builder in Kazimierz, near cracow . Menahem Mendel was born in Brest Litovsk, and from 1560 to 1568 was the king s tax farmer in the Zhmud (Zemaitkiemis) region of Lithuania. In 1572 he … Encyclopedia of Judaism
social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… … Universalium
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — This article is about the 19th century composer. For other uses, see Tchaikovsky (disambiguation). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Nikolay Kuznetsov, 1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tcha … Wikipedia