Westmeath Act. 1871. Declared Ribbonism illegal. Whiteboys.

Westminster Conference. 1866-7. Planned independence of Canada under British North America Act.

Westminster, Provisions of. 1259. Reenacted as Marlborough Statute 1267. Forced on Henry III by barons, limiting power. Barons War.

White, Patrick. 1912-90. Australian novelist, activist. The Aunt’s Story 1948.

Yang. Chinese symbol of heaven, light, male, positive, active. Yin.

Zenger, John. 1697-1746. US publisher. Libel acquittal based on being fact 1735, key to freedom of press.

Zeno of Elea. Paradox: Arrow can never reach its target because it progresses in ever decreasing fractions of distance remaining. ½,¼... First use of dialectic reasoning.