Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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AwdlLong poem in the strict metres, for which the chair is awarded at the National Eisteddfod. | |
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Bad rockmenQuarrymen who disposed of non-usable slate. | |
BailiffThe agent or steward of the lord, prince or king in a particular district, or bailiwick. | |
BailiwickA district under a bailiff ’s jurisdiction. | |
Baldwin, StanleyConservative MP from 1908. Prime Minister 1923–4, 1924–9, 1935–7. Leading figure in the national government 1931–5. | |
Balfour, ArthurConservative MP from 1874. Prime Minister 1902–5. Leader of the opposition 1906–11. | |
Ballot Act, 1872Act of Parliament which legislated that parliamentary elections should be by secret ballot thus limiting improper pressures on voters. | |
Band of HopeYouth temperance movement. | |
BaptistChristian Nonconformist religious denomination, practising baptism by total immersion in water. | |
BardPoet. Poets were in practice custodians of Welsh history and tradition and occupied honoured positions in princely and gentry households. | |