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A quick definition of ligeus:

Term: ligeus

Definition: Ligeus is an old word that means a male subject or a loyal man. It was used in the past to refer to someone who was faithful to a king or lord.

Term: lighterage

Definition: Lighterage is a term used in shipping to describe the process of loading and unloading goods between a ship and a smaller vessel called a lighter. This is done when the port or dock is too small for the ship to dock directly. Lighterage can also refer to the compensation paid for this service or the loading and unloading of freight between a railroad car and a ship's side.

A more thorough explanation:

A ligeus is a male subject or a liege man. This means that they are loyal to a king or queen and are willing to serve them.

During medieval times, knights were ligeus to their lords and would fight for them in battles.

Lighterage is the process of loading and unloading goods between a ship and a smaller vessel called a lighter. This is done when the ship cannot use a restricted port or dock.

When a large cargo ship needs to unload its goods in a small port, it will use a lighter to transport the goods to the shore. The compensation paid for this service is also called lighterage.

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i heard the group interview is really chill and I'm kinda excited to do it
seems cool
13:14
Yeah, 7sage has a page that talks about the questions for each schools interview, GULC's seems unique
13:15
Idk how much of an effect it has on admissions chances but should be cool either way
ive heard the conversion rate for gulc group interview is pretty high even moreso if you have the stats
it's hard to say but i've also heard that the group interview is harder to get than the alumni interview. but who really knows tbh
im p sure they don't interview everyone and getting one this early should be a great sign!
13:16
Yeah I've heard the same ab the group interview
13:17
So maybe I'll see you in D.C. a year from now lmao
initiallaw
13:32
Speaking of stat twins kazuyamishima were exact stat twins lol
17:13
Anyone going to the UGA zoom thing on the 22nd?
17:16
My bad, 24th*
Idk, what's it for?
@Law-Guy: How'd you get the Vandy fee waiver?
17:32
What does going ur3 in 3 days mean at Uva 😅
that you will get UR2 in 3 more
17:33
somethings gotta give
I’m new. What’s the UR and UR2?
17:35
I already went ur2. It’s the 3rd status date change
17:35
@RustyWrangler: attend one of their virtual info sessions and they'll send you a fee waiver
@Law-Guy: Awesome, thanks! I'll sign up rn!
i'm not entirely sure
They've recently been sending a lot of interview invites
It means status change?
17:47
Someone said there is a wl/r wave coming but how can that even be predicted 😭
17:48
Where?
Quillinit
17:50
This is obviously not true for UVA. Past years show they don't send any non A results until December
boglue
18:05
this is gonna sound so dumb but what do yall mean when you say date change
18:07
So the date under “application under review” changes with each reader.
boglue
18:08
does anything automatically update on the lsd checker or is that all manual
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