The grandmother A0 and childeren. Successive paper sizes in the series A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, and so forth, are defined by halving the preceding paper size along the larger dimension. Each format is cut into two equal pieces. In other words, the height of A1 is the width of A0 and the width of A1 is half the height of A0.
The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of authority, experience, activity, study, or interest. A bailiwick (German: âBalleiâ) was also the territorial division of the Teutonic Order. Here, various âKomtur(en)â formed a Ballei province.
Hastings has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. Hastings is of the meaning 'from Hastings, England'. This is also the name of the city of Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is famous from the Battle of Hastings (1066), which resulted in the Norman conquest of England.