The English version of the term first appeared in the late 15th century during the reign of king Henry VII. Although it remained uncommon through the end of the 16th century, usage spread more widely over the subsequent two centuries. However, by the year 2000, use of the word decreased in frequency by nearly 64%. Despite it no longer being commonly used, one still encounters it in historical writings, literary work, and other written media.
Mozo means young as well as servant; that is, a gentleman of high birth could be a waiter, that is, be of youthful age, and a middle-aged man could be a waiter, since that –horse-handler, spur-handler, chamber-handler, mule-handler, toilet…– it was his job. With the waiters [servants] of the soldier
Representation of a lion hunt on a chariot. Engraving after a 9th century bas-relief adorning the Assyrian palace of Nimroud • ISTOCK A passage from the Enouma Elish , the Babylonian creation epic, explains how Anu, the god of Heaven, created the four winds and offered them to Marduk, saying to
History of Europe In the Thirty Years War It is a milestone from where all the remnants of the medieval period end and the real journey of the modern period begins. This war, which started in 1618 AD, was not a war but a series of many wars, in which the war was fought on German soil, but the warrio
Sweden remained neutral in World War II. Its only involvement was in sending aircraft, pilots and volunteers to Finland when that country was attacked unprovoked by the Soviet Union and when it trained Norwegian and Danish volunteers against the Germans, but also allowed the passage through the terr