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Life: Origin, Geographical Distribution
(Latin.) Dishonest, lazy. Alexander Nequam, of St Albans, wishing to devote himself to a monastic life, in the abbey of his native town, applied to the ruler of that establishment for admission. The abbot's reply was thus laconically expressed: Si bonus sis, venias, si Nequam, nequaquam. If good; you may come; if wicked, by no means. It is said he changed his name to Neckham, and was admitted into the fraternity.
Life Surname Origin
Life: Place of Origin :  London (United Kingdom) |  Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) |  Kent (United Kingdom) |  Lancashire (United Kingdom) |  Cambridgeshire (United Kingdom) |  Monoghan (Ireland)
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LIFEBiography of eminent American physicians and surgeons
Author: Stone, R. French (Richard French) - Published in 1898
... medical director of the North Carolina Life Insurance Company many years. In 1842 he married the granddaughter of Major-General Alexander ...
LIFEBiography of eminent American physicians and surgeons. 2d, rev. and enl. ed., representing all schools of medicine
Author: Stone, Richard French - Published in 1898
... medical director of the North Carolina Life Insurance Company many years. In 1842 he married the granddaughter of Major-General Alexander ...
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