Story for the Day: Definitions

We had a long debate about this word. Here is the result.
Definitions                 Definitions were of great consequence to King Alasdair. In drawing up a treaty or in the fashioning of a trade agreement, the meaning and clarity of words was eminent to the detailed document he must produce. He was always careful with the terms and phrases employed, but as the herald could not be applied to for a reading of his documents without the usual ingratiating commentary, Alasdair always chose to ...