Dasent — Recorded in several forms as shown below, this uncommon surname is of Old French origins. It is a patronymic form of the surname Saint, with a fused preposition de implying of the Saint (family) . The derivation is from the Latin sanctus ,… … Surnames reference
DASENT, SIR GEORGE WEBBE — Icelandic scholar, born at St. Vincent, West Indies; studied at Oxford; from 1845 to 1870 was assistant editor of the Times; has translated The Prose, or Younger, Edda and Norse tales and sagas; written also novels, and contributed to reviews… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Dasent, Sir George Webbe — (1817 1896) Scandinavian scholar, b. in the island of St. Vincent, of which his f. was Attorney general, ed. at Westminster School, King s Coll., London, and Oxf., he entered the diplomatic service, and was for several years Sec. to the… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
George Webbe Dasent — Sir George Webbe Dasent (May 22, 1817 ndash; June 11, 1896), English writer, was born in St. Vincent, West Indies, the son of the attorney general of that island.He was educated at Westminster School, King s College London, and Oxford University … Wikipedia
Peter Dasent — is a New Zealand musician and composer. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles. He leads the chamber jazz group the Umbrellas, is writing a book on the music of Nino Rota and currently works in music composition for film and… … Wikipedia
dissent — /dasent/ Contrariety of opinion; refusal to agree with something already stated or adjudged or to an act previously performed. The term is most commonly used to denote the explicit disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision… … Black's law dictionary
dissent — /dasent/ Contrariety of opinion; refusal to agree with something already stated or adjudged or to an act previously performed. The term is most commonly used to denote the explicit disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision… … Black's law dictionary
New England (medieval) — New England (Latin: Nova Anglia) was a colony allegedly founded in the mid to late 11th century by English refugees fleeing William the Conqueror. Its existence is only attested in two sources, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. Namely, the … Wikipedia
Nova Anglia — ou Nouvelle Angleterre est une colonie qui aurait été fondée vers la fin du XIe siècle par des réfugiés anglais fuyant Guillaume le Conquérant. Son existence n est attestée que par deux sources datant du XIIIe et du XIVe siècle, qui relatent le… … Wikipédia en Français
A Book of Magical Beasts — infobox Book | name = A Book of Magical Beasts title orig = translator = author = Ruth Manning Sanders (editor) cover artist = Raymond Briggs illustrator = Raymond Briggs country = United States language = English series = genre = Fairy Tales… … Wikipedia
