Wales glossary
Wales glossary
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 2:06 PM
Site: Open Learning
Course: Welsh history and its sources (CYMRU_1)
Glossary: Wales glossary
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QuakersA religious sect founded in the seventeenth century characterised by a unique form of service of worship which took no set form. Also known as the Society of Friends. One of the most persecuted of sects because they refused to defer to their 'social superiors'. |
Quarter SessionsCourts which tried less important cases than Courts of Great Sessions. Held every three months. |
QuinzaineFifteen days after or before. |
QuitclaimA disclaimer of all legal rights and interests. |
QuorumOriginally, certain especially well-qualified justices of the peace whose presence was necessary at a meeting of the quarter sessions, etc. By the eighteenth century all justices were named of the quorum. |