A contract by which one party undertakes, in consideration for a payment (called a premium), to secure the other against pecuniary loss, by payment of a sum of money in the event of the death or disablement of a person..
Larissa (mythology) In Greek mythology, Larissa or Larisa (Greek: Î»Î¬ÏÎ¹ÏÏÎ±) was the name of two different figures that appears in various accounts: 1 Larisa, daughter of Pelasgus.
Dorcas [dor-cas] as a girls' name is pronounced DOR-kuss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Dorcas is gazelle. Biblical: a woman who abounded in good deeds and gifts of mercy. Greek version of Tabitha, well used by Puritans. ASSOCIATED WITH greek, biblical, good, gifts, puritans.