#lead
- Aga Khan — A hereditary dynastic title held by the Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Nizari Muslim community. The title combines the military rank 'aga' with the princely 'khan', recognized globally for its holders' extensive involvement in philanthropy, culture, architecture, and sustainable structural development via dedicated foundations.
- Guide — An archaic or regional phonetic variant for the verb 'a călăuzi' (to guide); the act of leading, guiding, or directing a person or a group on an unknown path, or of offering spiritual, moral, or intellectual orientation to someone. In old legal and administrative texts, the term also referred to the activity of an official guide paid to lead travelers through narrow mountain passes.
- Lead shot — A small shot or pellet made of lead, steel, or other hard metal, used in large quantities as a multiple projectile payload within smoothbore hunting shotgun cartridges. Historically, it could also denote a tiny stone splinter or a minor casting flaw in metallurgy.
- Lead shot batch — A highly rare collective term used to designate a large quantity, heap, or assembly of lead shots (pellets); the entirety of small metal projectiles intended for crafting hunting ammunition. Historically, it could also track a flawed batch of cast metal items with surface porosity.
- Shot — Small spherical projectiles, typically manufactured from lead, steel, or other heavy metal alloys, used as a multiple payload inside cartridges designed for smoothbore hunting shotguns. This type of ammunition is structurally engineered to disperse into a compact cluster upon exiting the barrel, increasing the probability of hitting fast-moving targets by creating a geometrically distributed impact pattern.
- altaite — A rare metallic mineral, a lead telluride with the chemical formula PbTe, crystallizing in the cubic (isometric) system; it stands out structurally due to a yellowish-white or tin-white color with bright yellow reflections, high density, and perfect cleavage. It was initially discovered in the Altai Mountains, from which it derives its name, encountered in hydrothermal veins often associated with native gold and other tellurides.
- Deceptive — Containing a delusion or having the quality or tendency to deceive, delude, entice, or mislead through false promises or illusory appearances. As a masculine noun, it denotes a deceptive man, an impostor, or a cunning seducer who uses clever words and manipulative arguments.
- Aman-zaman — An intensified form of the interjection 'aman', used to express a supreme, repeated, and ardent plea for forgiveness, time, or indulgence; with great pleading, on bended knee. In old popular speech or fairy tales, it represented the ultimate moment of surrender where a character begged for a final respite (zaman) or full mercy from their oppressor.
- Lover — An enamored man, suitor, or lover; a term sometimes used with a slightly ironic or pejorative nuance to designate a man completely absorbed by a romantic passion. In theater history, the term defines the role or typology of the young actor who plays the main enamored character in comedies of manners or romantic dramas.
- Amorpha canescens — The scientific name of a perennial dwarf shrub species in the genus Amorpha, popularly known as leadplant. It is native to the prairies of central North America and is distinguished by its compound leaves covered with fine, grayish-silver hairs, and dense purple-colored spiked inflorescences, being a drought and fire-resistant plant.
- Anti-colonialist — A person, leader, or political militant fighting against colonialism and supporting the national liberation movements of oppressed peoples; a critic of imperial systems. As an adjective, it describes manifestations, revolts, writings, ideologies, or organizations specific to the struggle for decolonization and sovereign independence.
- Coaching — The profession, function, or activity carried out by a coach; the period of time during which a person acts in the technical management of a team or an athlete. The term also denotes the entirety of methods, strategies, and pedagogical principles applied in the process of guiding and optimizing human performance in athletic fields.
- Female entrepreneur — A woman who initiates, organizes, manages, and assumes the financial and logistical risks of a business venture or commercial enterprise, aiming to generate profit and market innovation. This specialist is noted for strategic vision, leadership capability, initiative, and the ability to transform economic opportunities into viable projects with social or industrial impact.
- Cataract — A popular or archaic name for cataract, an ophthalmological condition manifested by the partial or total opacification of the lens in humans or animals, causing gradual vision loss; in empirical veterinary medicine, the term also describes a weak lead-based disinfectant aqueous solution used externally for washing wounds, inflammations, or skin ulcers.
- Chieftaing — An archaic or regional term used to designate a primitive tribal chief, a historical chieftain, or the supreme leader of an isolated traditional patriarchal community. In a structural and social sense, the archieft held absolute authority, combining administrative, judicial, and spiritual functions to ensure the cohesion, survival, and territorial defense of his group.
- Archpastor — An honorary and metaphorical ecclesiastical title used to denote a high-ranking hierarch, such as a bishop, archbishop, metropolitan, or patriarch, viewed in his capacity as the supreme spiritual leader and guide of the faithful within a diocese or national church. The term derives from the biblical symbolism of the shepherd of souls, adding the prefix of precedence to reflect supreme canonical authority over the clergy and community.
- Artel leader — A regional historical term, sporadically used in the past to designate an administrator, an overseer, or the leader of an artel (workers cooperative). The artelnic was responsible for organizing collective labor, keeping records of materials, legally representing the associated members before local authorities, and equitably distributing earnings obtained from selling common products or services.
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson — A graphic form or linguistic hybrid sometimes used online or in databases to make a partial or adapted reference to Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, the second President of Iceland, who structurally governed between 1952 and 1968. A prominent political figure, he consolidated his country's international standing and promoted profound social reforms.
- Ataman — A title granted to the supreme military and political leader of a Cossack community or, in a broader sense, the chieftain of a band of armed men or outlaw group. In the historical administrative layout of Eastern Europe, the ataman held dictatorial powers during wartime, being elected by vote in the general Cossack assembly, called rada.
- Athanaric — King or supreme judge (iudex) of the Visigoths (Thervingi) in the 4th century, a formidable opponent of the Roman Empire and Emperor Valens. He is historically known for his violent persecutions against Christian Visigoths (such as Saint Sabbas the Goth) and for coordinating the retreat of his people before the Hunnic invasion, eventually seeking refuge in Constantinople, where he died in 381.