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The great
(gcide) | Great \Great\ (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. Greater; superl.
Greatest.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre['a]t; akin to OS. &
LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. Groat
the coin.]
1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
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2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
series, etc.
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3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
as, a great while; a great interval.
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4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
actions, and feelings.
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5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
etc.
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6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
great seal; the great marshal, etc.
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He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
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7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
a great argument, truth, or principle.
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8. Pregnant; big (with young).
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The ewes great with young. --Ps. lxxviii.
71.
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9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
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We have all
Great cause to give great thanks. --Shak.
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10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
father), great-grandson, etc.
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Great bear (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
Great cattle (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
yearlings. --Wharton.
Great charter (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
Great circle of a sphere, a circle the plane of which
passes through the center of the sphere.
Great circle sailing, the process or art of conducting a
ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
between two places.
Great go, the final examination for a degree at the
University of Oxford, England; -- called also greats.
--T. Hughes.
Great guns. (Naut.) See under Gun.
The Great Lakes the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
the northern borders of the United States.
Great master. Same as Grand master, under Grand.
Great organ (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
the middle position.
The great powers (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
Great primer. See under Type.
Great scale (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
to highest.
Great sea, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
Great seal.
(a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
(b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
custodian of this seal); also, his office.
Great tithes. See under Tithes.
The great, the eminent, distinguished, or powerful.
The Great Spirit, among the North American Indians, their
chief or principal deity.
To be great (with one), to be intimate or familiar (with
him). --Bacon.
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alexander the great
(encz) | Alexander the Great,Alexandr veliký [jmén.] [hist.] Alexandros Veliký
(Makedonský), makedonský panovník žil 356-323 BC |
frederick the great
(encz) | Frederick the Great, |
the great calamity
(encz) | the Great Calamity, n: |
the great commoner
(encz) | the Great Commoner, n: |
the great compromiser
(encz) | the Great Compromiser, n: |
the great depression
(encz) | the Great Depression, n: |
the great elector
(encz) | the Great Elector, n: |
the great hunger
(encz) | the Great Hunger, n: |
the great one
(encz) | The Great One, |
the great starvation
(encz) | the Great Starvation, n: |
the great white hope
(encz) | The Great White Hope, |
the great white north
(encz) | The Great White North, |
the greatest lower bound
(encz) | the greatest lower bound,infimum n: [mat.] |
Keeper of the great seal
(gcide) | Keeper \Keep"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which,
holds or has possession of anything.
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2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a
prison and the charge of prisoners.
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3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of
anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of
a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property; hence, one
who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
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The Lord is thy keeper. --Ps. cxxi. 6.
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4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. --Titus ii. 5.
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5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object
in place; as:
(a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock
protrudes, when shot.
(b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger.
(c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end
of the strap.
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6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good
keeper. Hence: Anything perishable that remains in good
condition longer than usual. -- Downing.
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7. An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe
magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to
preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.
[PJC]
Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the
principal government of all things relating to the forest.
Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has
custody of the great seal. The office is now united with
that of lord chancellor. [Eng.]
Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; -- a
name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.]
Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), a
high officer of state, through whose hands pass all
charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great
seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called
clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.]
Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two
poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power
undiminished; an armature; called also keeper.
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The Great Karroo
(gcide) | Karroo \Kar*roo"\ (k[.a]r*r[=oo]"), n.; pl. Karroos
(k[.a]r*r[=oo]z").
One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise
terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also karoo.]
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The Great Karroo, or The Karroo, a vast plateau, in Cape
Colony, stretching through five degrees of longitude, at
an elevation of about 3,000 feet.
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The Great Lakes
(gcide) | Great \Great\ (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. Greater; superl.
Greatest.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre['a]t; akin to OS. &
LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. Groat
the coin.]
1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
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2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
series, etc.
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3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
as, a great while; a great interval.
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4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
actions, and feelings.
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5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
etc.
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6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
great seal; the great marshal, etc.
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He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
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7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
a great argument, truth, or principle.
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8. Pregnant; big (with young).
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The ewes great with young. --Ps. lxxviii.
71.
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9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
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We have all
Great cause to give great thanks. --Shak.
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10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
father), great-grandson, etc.
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Great bear (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
Great cattle (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
yearlings. --Wharton.
Great charter (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
Great circle of a sphere, a circle the plane of which
passes through the center of the sphere.
Great circle sailing, the process or art of conducting a
ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
between two places.
Great go, the final examination for a degree at the
University of Oxford, England; -- called also greats.
--T. Hughes.
Great guns. (Naut.) See under Gun.
The Great Lakes the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
the northern borders of the United States.
Great master. Same as Grand master, under Grand.
Great organ (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
the middle position.
The great powers (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
Great primer. See under Type.
Great scale (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
to highest.
Great sea, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
Great seal.
(a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
(b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
custodian of this seal); also, his office.
Great tithes. See under Tithes.
The great, the eminent, distinguished, or powerful.
The Great Spirit, among the North American Indians, their
chief or principal deity.
To be great (with one), to be intimate or familiar (with
him). --Bacon.
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The great powers
(gcide) | Great \Great\ (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. Greater; superl.
Greatest.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre['a]t; akin to OS. &
LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. Groat
the coin.]
1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
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2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
series, etc.
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3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
as, a great while; a great interval.
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4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
actions, and feelings.
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5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
etc.
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6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
great seal; the great marshal, etc.
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He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
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7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
a great argument, truth, or principle.
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8. Pregnant; big (with young).
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The ewes great with young. --Ps. lxxviii.
71.
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9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
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We have all
Great cause to give great thanks. --Shak.
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10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
father), great-grandson, etc.
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Great bear (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
Great cattle (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
yearlings. --Wharton.
Great charter (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
Great circle of a sphere, a circle the plane of which
passes through the center of the sphere.
Great circle sailing, the process or art of conducting a
ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
between two places.
Great go, the final examination for a degree at the
University of Oxford, England; -- called also greats.
--T. Hughes.
Great guns. (Naut.) See under Gun.
The Great Lakes the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
the northern borders of the United States.
Great master. Same as Grand master, under Grand.
Great organ (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
the middle position.
The great powers (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
Great primer. See under Type.
Great scale (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
to highest.
Great sea, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
Great seal.
(a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
(b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
custodian of this seal); also, his office.
Great tithes. See under Tithes.
The great, the eminent, distinguished, or powerful.
The Great Spirit, among the North American Indians, their
chief or principal deity.
To be great (with one), to be intimate or familiar (with
him). --Bacon.
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The Great Spirit
(gcide) | Great \Great\ (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. Greater; superl.
Greatest.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre['a]t; akin to OS. &
LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. Groat
the coin.]
1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
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2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
series, etc.
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3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
as, a great while; a great interval.
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4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
actions, and feelings.
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5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
etc.
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6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
great seal; the great marshal, etc.
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He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
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7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
a great argument, truth, or principle.
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8. Pregnant; big (with young).
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The ewes great with young. --Ps. lxxviii.
71.
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9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
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We have all
Great cause to give great thanks. --Shak.
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10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
father), great-grandson, etc.
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Great bear (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
Great cattle (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
yearlings. --Wharton.
Great charter (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
Great circle of a sphere, a circle the plane of which
passes through the center of the sphere.
Great circle sailing, the process or art of conducting a
ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
between two places.
Great go, the final examination for a degree at the
University of Oxford, England; -- called also greats.
--T. Hughes.
Great guns. (Naut.) See under Gun.
The Great Lakes the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
the northern borders of the United States.
Great master. Same as Grand master, under Grand.
Great organ (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
the middle position.
The great powers (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
Great primer. See under Type.
Great scale (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
to highest.
Great sea, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
Great seal.
(a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
(b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
custodian of this seal); also, his office.
Great tithes. See under Tithes.
The great, the eminent, distinguished, or powerful.
The Great Spirit, among the North American Indians, their
chief or principal deity.
To be great (with one), to be intimate or familiar (with
him). --Bacon.
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To put the great seal into commission
(gcide) | Commission \Com*mis"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See
Commit.]
1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of
perpetrating.
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Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a
certain degree of hardness. --South.
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2. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a
trust shall be executed.
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3. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons;
a trust; a charge.
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4. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain
powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the
performance of certain duties.
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Let him see our commission. --Shak.
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5. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and
authority; as, a colonel's commission.
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6. A company of persons joined in the performance of some
duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate
commerce commission.
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A commission was at once appointed to examine into
the matter. --Prescott.
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7. (Com.)
(a) The acting under authority of, or on account of,
another.
(b) The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have
three commissions for the city.
(c) The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent
for transacting business for another; as, a commission
of ten per cent on sales. See Del credere.
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Commission of array. (Eng. Hist.) See under Array.
Commission of bankruptcy, a commission appointing and
empowering certain persons to examine into the facts
relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the
bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors.
Commission of lunacy, a commission authorizing an inquiry
whether a person is a lunatic or not.
Commission merchant, one who buys or sells goods on
commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per
cent as his compensation.
Commission officer or Commissioned officer, (Mil.), one
who has a commission, in distinction from a
noncommissioned or warrant officer.
Commission of the peace, a commission under the great seal,
constituting one or more persons justices of the peace.
[Eng.]
on commission, paid partly or completely by collecting as a
commision a portion of the sales that one makes.
out of commission, not operating properly; out of order.
To put a vessel into commission (Naut.), to equip and man a
government vessel, and send it out on service after it has
been laid up; esp., the formal act of taking command of a
vessel for service, hoisting the flag, reading the orders,
etc.
To put a vessel out of commission (Naut.), to detach the
officers and crew and retire it from active service,
temporarily or permanently.
To put the great seal into commission or {To put the
Treasury into commission}, to place it in the hands of a
commissioner or commissioners during the abeyance of the
ordinary administration, as between the going out of one
lord keeper and the accession of another. [Eng.]
The United States Christian Commission, an organization
among the people of the North, during the Civil War, which
afforded material comforts to the Union soldiers, and
performed services of a religious character in the field
and in hospitals.
The United States Sanitary Commission, an organization
formed by the people of the North to cooperate with and
supplement the medical department of the Union armies
during the Civil War.
Syn: Charge; warrant; authority; mandate; office; trust;
employment.
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alexander the great
(wn) | Alexander the Great
n 1: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia;
founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) [syn: Alexander,
Alexander the Great] |
alfred the great
(wn) | Alfred the Great
n 1: king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing
in English (849-899) [syn: Alfred, Alfred the Great] |
athanasius the great
(wn) | Athanasius the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who
championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church
father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn:
Athanasius, Saint Athanasius, St. Athanasius,
Athanasius the Great] |
basil the great
(wn) | Basil the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th
century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, {Basil the
Great}, St. Basil the Great] |
canute the great
(wn) | Canute the Great
n 1: king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide
England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became
king of all England (994-1035) [syn: Canute, Cnut,
Knut, Canute the Great] |
catherine the great
(wn) | Catherine the Great
n 1: empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of
the empire (1729-1796) [syn: Catherine II, Catherine,
Catherine the Great] |
charles the great
(wn) | Charles the Great
n 1: king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the
Lombards and Saxons (742-814) [syn: Charlemagne,
Carolus, Charles, Charles I, Charles the Great] |
constantine the great
(wn) | Constantine the Great
n 1: Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians
and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the
Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to
Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) [syn:
Constantine, Constantine I, Constantine the Great,
Flavius Valerius Constantinus] |
cyrus the great
(wn) | Cyrus the Great
n 1: king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire (circa
600-529 BC) [syn: Cyrus II, Cyrus the Elder, {Cyrus the
Great}] |
darius the great
(wn) | Darius the Great
n 1: king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded
Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486
BC) [syn: Darius I, Darius the Great] |
ferdinand the great
(wn) | Ferdinand the Great
n 1: king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the
Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo
(1016-1065) [syn: Ferdinand I, Ferdinand the Great] |
frederick the great
(wn) | Frederick the Great
n 1: king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military
prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and
the Seven Years' War (1712-1786) [syn: Frederick II,
Frederick the Great] |
gregory the great
(wn) | Gregory the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for
his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor
of the Church (540?-604) [syn: Gregory, Gregory I,
Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great] |
henry the great
(wn) | Henry the Great
n 1: king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of
the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry
III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established
religious freedom in France; [syn: Henry IV, {Henry of
Navarre}, Henry the Great] |
herod the great
(wn) | Herod the Great
n 1: king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to
kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age
two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC) [syn: Herod, {Herod the
Great}] |
ivan the great
(wn) | Ivan the Great
n 1: grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars
laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505) [syn: {Ivan
III}, Ivan III Vasilievich, Ivan the Great] |
justinian the great
(wn) | Justinian the Great
n 1: Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his
empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his
general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain
(483-565) [syn: Justinian, Justinian I, {Justinian the
Great}] |
kamehameha the great
(wn) | Kamehameha the Great
n 1: Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule
(1758-1819) [syn: Kamehameha I, Kamehameha the Great] |
leo the great
(wn) | Leo the Great
n 1: Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of
the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack
Rome (440-461) [syn: Leo I, St. Leo I, Leo the Great] |
louis the great
(wn) | Louis the Great
n 1: king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked
by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the
magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles
(1638-1715) [syn: Louis XIV, Sun King, {Louis the
Great}] |
mithridates the great
(wn) | Mithridates the Great
n 1: ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by
defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey
(132-63 BC) [syn: Mithridates, Mithridates VI,
Mithridates the Great] |
otto the great
(wn) | Otto the Great
n 1: King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) [syn:
Otto I, Otho I, Otto the Great] |
peter the great
(wn) | Peter the Great
n 1: czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to
reform the government; he extended his territories in the
Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: {Peter
I}, Czar Peter I, Peter the Great] |
pompey the great
(wn) | Pompey the Great
n 1: Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and
fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) [syn:
Pompey, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great] |
rameses the great
(wn) | Rameses the Great
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II,
Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, {Ramses the
Great}] |
ramesses the great
(wn) | Ramesses the Great
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II,
Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, {Ramses the
Great}] |
ramses the great
(wn) | Ramses the Great
n 1: king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many
monuments [syn: Rameses II, Ramesses II, Ramses II,
Rameses the Great, Ramesses the Great, {Ramses the
Great}] |
st. basil the great
(wn) | St. Basil the Great
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th
century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, {Basil the
Great}, St. Basil the Great] |
the great calamity
(wn) | the Great Calamity
n 1: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between
1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6
million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish
Famine}, the Great Hunger, the Great Starvation, {the
Great Calamity}] |
the great charter
(wn) | The Great Charter
n 1: the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious
English barons by King John in 1215 [syn: Magna Carta,
Magna Charta, The Great Charter] |
the great compromiser
(wn) | the Great Compromiser
n 1: United States politician responsible for the Missouri
Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn:
Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser] |
the great hunger
(wn) | the Great Hunger
n 1: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between
1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6
million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish
Famine}, the Great Hunger, the Great Starvation, {the
Great Calamity}] |
the great starvation
(wn) | the Great Starvation
n 1: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between
1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6
million emigrated (most to America) [syn: {the Irish
Famine}, the Great Hunger, the Great Starvation, {the
Great Calamity}] |
the great unwashed
(wn) | the great unwashed
n 1: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from
the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: multitude,
masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, {the great
unwashed}] |
theodosius the great
(wn) | Theodosius the Great
n 1: the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control
of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths;
he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan
worship (346-395) [syn: Theodosius, Theodosius I,
Theodosius the Great, Flavius Theodosius] |
xerxes the great
(wn) | Xerxes the Great
n 1: king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won
the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated
(519-465 BC) [syn: Xerxes I, Xerxes the Great] |
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