(Encyclopedia) IllyriaIllyriaĭlĭrˈēə [key] and IllyricumIllyricumĭlĭrˈĭkəm [key], ancient region of the Balkan Peninsula. In prehistoric times a group of tribes speaking dialects of an Indo-European…
(Encyclopedia) hue and cry, formerly, in English law, pursuit of a criminal immediately after he had committed a felony. Whoever witnessed or discovered the crime was required to raise the hue and…
(Encyclopedia) husband and wife, the legal aspects of the married state (for the sociological aspects, see marriage).
The former Anglo-American law of marriage was chiefly characterized by the view…
(Encyclopedia) Huntingdon and Peterborough, former county, E central England. In 1974, Huntingdon and Peterborough became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Cambridgeshire.
(Encyclopedia) Joseph and Asenath, an early Jewish work, highly regarded in Eastern and Western Christian traditions, most likely emanating from Alexandrian Egypt between 200 b.c. and a.d. 200,…
(Encyclopedia) Jachin and BoazJachin and Boazjāˈkĭn, [key]Jachin and Boazbōˈăz [key], in the Bible, two pillars in front of Solomon's Temple, probably symbolic of God's presence.
(Encyclopedia) Jannes and JambresJannes and Jambresjănˈēz, jămˈbrēz [key], in the Bible, opponents of Moses. Tradition gave these names to Pharaoh's magicians. One of the Pseudepigrapha bears their…
