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Dormant partner
(gcide) | Partner \Part"ner\ (p[aum]rt"n[~e]r), n. [For parcener,
influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." --Shak.
Hence:
(a) A husband or a wife.
(b) Either one of a couple who dance together.
(c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the
management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
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My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.
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2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member
of a partnership. See Partnership.
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3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an
opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a
mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
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Dormant partner, or Silent partner. See under Dormant,
a.
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Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker;
participator; companion; comrade; mate.
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Dormant partner
(gcide) | Dormancy \Dor"man*cy\, n. [From Dormant.]
The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very
rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a
people. --Burke.
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2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
distinguished from couchant.
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Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the
active business of a company or partnership, but is
entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share
in losses; -- called also sleeping partner or {silent
partner}.
Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer.
Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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DORMANT PARTNER
(bouvier) | DORMANT PARTNER. One who is a participant in the profits of a firm, but his
name being concealed, his interest is not apparent. See Partners,
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DORMANT PARTNER
(bouvier) | DORMANT PARTNER. One who is a participant in the profits of a firm, but his
name being concealed, his interest is not apparent. See Partners,
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