avvogadore (It.), an official criminal prosecutor in Venice.
axioma medium (L.), a generalisation from experience.
aymez loyaulté (O. Fr.), love loyalty.
ayuntamiento (Sp.), municipal council.
bacallao (Sp.), cod-fish.
baccah (Ir.), a cripple.
bacchius (L.—Gr.), a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables preceded or followed by a short syllable.
Bacchus (L.—Gr.), the god of wine.
badaud (Fr.), a lounger, a simpleton.
badmash, budmash (Hind.), a rascal.