Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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CardisPeople who came from the former county of Cardiganshire. | |
CarucateA unit of land, usually 120 acres. | |
CatechismA set of questions and answers on the principal points of the Christian faith, printed as part of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, with many later versions by Dissenters and others. | |
CatholicsTerm exclusively used in the eighteenth century of the adherents of the Roman Catholic church; otherwise referred to as papists. | |
Ceffyl prenWelsh: 'wooden horse'. A means by which the community imposed its moral code — effigies of offenders (for example, adulterers) were placed on a ladder and paraded around the streets. Particularly prevalent in south–west Wales. | |
CeisiadA community police officer, the sergeant of the peace, as opposed to the rhingyll, who was an officer of the court. | |
CensusThe UK census is an enumeration of the population conducted every ten years since 1801. The first four censuses involved only a count of the number of people residing in each household; but from 1841 onwards the amount of detail required has increased, to include age, gender, marital status, occupation, place of origin, etc. Censuses are therefore useful sources of historical information, but because of the personal data involved cannot be consulted for 100 years. The most recent census available for public examination is therefore that of 1901. | |
Central Welsh BoardRepresentative body of the Welsh local authorities to inspect and examine intermediate secondary schools in Wales. | |
Chamberlain, JosephRadical Liberal MP from 1876. Led the Liberal Unionist alliance with the Conservatives in opposition to Irish Home Rule. Colonial Secretary 1895–1903 at the time of the Boer War. | |