(n) (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome, Syn.term, terminal figure
n.; pl.Termini [ L. See Term. ] 1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary line. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place. [ 1913 Webster ]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
