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Prae-
(gcide) | Prae- \Pr[ae]-\
A prefix. See Pre-.
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prae-
(gcide) | Pre- \Pre-\ [L. prae, adv. & prep., before, akin to pro, and to
E. for, prep.: cf. F. pr['e]-. See Pro-, and cf. Prior.]
A prefix denoting priority (of time, place, or rank); as,
precede, to go before; precursor, a forerunner; prefix, to
fix or place before; pre["e]minent eminent before or above
others. Pre- is sometimes used intensively, as in prepotent,
very potent. [Written also pr[ae]-.]
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Barbarea praecox
(gcide) | Yellow \Yel"low\ (y[e^]l"l[-o]), a. [Compar. Yellower
(y[e^]l"l[-o]*[~e]r); superl. Yellowest.] [OE. yelow,
yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D.
geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan.
guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. chlo`n young verdure, chlwro`s
greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [root]49. Cf.
Chlorine, Gall a bitter liquid, Gold, Yolk.]
1. Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold
or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or
of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the
green.
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Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
--Chaucer.
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A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought
First fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.
--Milton.
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The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
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2. Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he
has a yellow streak. [Slang]
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3. Sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers,
etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc. [Colloq.]
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Yellow atrophy (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in
which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly
smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms
are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and
jaundice.
Yellow bark, calisaya bark.
Yellow bass (Zool.), a North American fresh-water bass
(Morone interrupta) native of the lower parts of the
Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with
several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called
also barfish.
Yellow berry. (Bot.) Same as Persian berry, under
Persian.
Yellow boy, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
Yellow brier. (Bot.) See under Brier.
Yellow bugle (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
Chamaepitys}).
Yellow bunting (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer.
Yellow cat (Zool.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
bashaw.
Yellow copperas (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
called also copiapite.
Yellow copper ore, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
pyrites. See Chalcopyrite.
Yellow cress (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
(Barbarea praecox), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
Yellow dock. (Bot.) See the Note under Dock.
Yellow earth, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
used as a yellow pigment.
Yellow fever (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile
disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,
producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black
vomit. See Black vomit, in the Vocabulary.
Yellow flag, the quarantine flag. See under Quarantine,
and 3d Flag.
Yellow jack.
(a) The yellow fever. See under 2d Jack.
(b) The quarantine flag. See under Quarantine.
Yellow jacket (Zool.), any one of several species of
American social wasps of the genus Vespa, in which the
color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are
noted for their irritability, and for their painful
stings.
Yellow lead ore (Min.), wulfenite.
Yellow lemur (Zool.), the kinkajou.
Yellow macauco (Zool.), the kinkajou.
Yellow mackerel (Zool.), the jurel.
Yellow metal. Same as Muntz metal, under Metal.
Yellow ocher (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
Yellow oxeye (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
(Chrysanthemum segetum) closely related to the oxeye
daisy.
Yellow perch (Zool.), the common American perch. See
Perch.
Yellow pike (Zool.), the wall-eye.
Yellow pine (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,
their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the
most common are valuable species are Pinus mitis and
Pinus palustris of the Eastern and Southern States, and
Pinus ponderosa and Pinus Arizonica of the Rocky
Mountains and Pacific States.
Yellow plover (Zool.), the golden plover.
Yellow precipitate (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
corrosive sublimate to limewater.
Yellow puccoon. (Bot.) Same as Orangeroot.
Yellow rail (Zool.), a small American rail ({Porzana
Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,
darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish
yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also
yellow crake.
Yellow rattle, Yellow rocket. (Bot.) See under Rattle,
and Rocket.
Yellow Sally (Zool.), a greenish or yellowish European
stone fly of the genus Chloroperla; -- so called by
anglers.
Yellow sculpin (Zool.), the dragonet.
Yellow snake (Zool.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus
inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to
ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed
with black, and anteriorly with black lines.
Yellow spot.
(a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the
fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where
vision is most accurate. See Eye.
(b) (Zool.) A small American butterfly (Polites Peckius)
of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a
large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the
hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also
Peck's skipper. See Illust. under Skipper, n., 5.
Yellow tit (Zool.), any one of several species of crested
titmice of the genus Machlolophus, native of India. The
predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green.
Yellow viper (Zool.), the fer-de-lance.
Yellow warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
American warblers of the genus Dendroica in which the
predominant color is yellow, especially {Dendroica
aestiva}, which is a very abundant and familiar species;
-- called also garden warbler, golden warbler, {summer
yellowbird}, summer warbler, and yellow-poll warbler.
Yellow wash (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
to limewater.
Yellow wren (Zool.)
(a) The European willow warbler.
(b) The European wood warbler.
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Capreolus capraea
(gcide) | Roebuck \Roe"buck`\, n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zool.)
A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea)
having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the
summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and
graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high
grounds.
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Cypraea
(gcide) | Cypraea \Cy*pr[ae]"a\ (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ???? a name
of Venus.] (Zool.)
A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie.
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Cypraea argus
(gcide) | Argus shell \Ar"gus shell`\ (Zool.)
A species of shell (Cypr[ae]a argus), beautifully
variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
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Cypraea aurantia
(gcide) | Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
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1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ({Citrus
Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
when ripe.
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Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original
stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a
second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
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2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
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3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
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Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.
Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant
blossoms.
Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian
shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow
berries.
Orange bird (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena);
-- so called from its bright orange breast.
Orange cowry (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on
account of its rarity.
Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
(Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.
Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
obtained from the flowers.
Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.
Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.
Orange scale (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
Gloveri}), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
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Cypraea moneta
(gcide) | Money \Mon"ey\, n.; pl. Moneys. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F.
monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See Mint place where coin is made,
Mind, and cf. Moidore, Monetary.]
1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined,
or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a
medium of exchange in financial transactions between
citizens and with government; also, any number of such
pieces; coin.
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To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found
necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain
quantities of such particular metals, as were in
those countries commonly made use of to purchase
goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of
those public offices called mints. --A. Smith.
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2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as
a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit,
etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is
lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense,
any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and
selling.
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3. Any article used as a medium of payment in financial
transactions, such as checks drawn on checking accounts.
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4. (Economics) Any form of wealth which affects a person's
propensity to spend, such as checking accounts or time
deposits in banks, credit accounts, letters of credit,
etc. Various aggregates of money in different forms are
given different names, such as M-1, the total sum of all
currency in circulation plus all money in demand deposit
accounts (checking accounts).
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Note: Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium
of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of
which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper
rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades,
etc., is, in common language, called their money.
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4. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in
land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money.
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The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.
--1 Tim vi. 10
(Rev. Ver. ).
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Money bill (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue.
Money broker, a broker who deals in different kinds of
money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called
also money changer.
Money cowrie (Zool.), any one of several species of
Cypraea (esp. Cypraea moneta) formerly much used as
money by savage tribes. See Cowrie.
Money of account, a denomination of value used in keeping
accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an
equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in
the United States, but not a coin.
Money order,
(a) an order for the payment of money; specifically, a
government order for the payment of money, issued at
one post office as payable at another; -- called also
postal money order.
(b) a similar order issued by a bank or other financial
institution.
Money scrivener, a person who procures the loan of money to
others. [Eng.]
Money spider, Money spinner (Zool.), a small spider; --
so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the
person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money
matters.
Money's worth, a fair or full equivalent for the money
which is paid.
A piece of money, a single coin.
Ready money, money held ready for payment, or actually
paid, at the time of a transaction; cash.
plastic money, credit cards, usually made out of plastic;
also called plastic; as, put it on the plastic.
To make money, to gain or acquire money or property; to
make a profit in dealings.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Cowrie \Cow"rie\ Cowry \Cow"ry\(kou"r[y^]), n.; pl. Cowries
(-r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zool.)
A marine shell of the genus Cypr[ae]a.
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Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental.
Formerly Cypr[ae]a moneta and several other species
were largely used as money in Africa and some other
countries, and they are still so used to some extent.
The value is always trifling, and varies at different
places.
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Cypraea pantherina
(gcide) | panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F.
panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.
pundr[imac]ka a tiger.]
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1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
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2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
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Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry
(Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
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Cypraea testudinaria
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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Cypraea tigris
(gcide) | Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --
probably so named from its quickness.]
1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal
tiger}, and Bengal tiger.
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2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
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As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak.
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3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
mistress. --Dickens.
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4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
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5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
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American tiger. (Zool.)
(a) The puma.
(b) The jaguar.
Clouded tiger (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted
carnivore (Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native
of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about
three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet
long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark
markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but
there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending
back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.
Called also tortoise-shell tiger.
Mexican tiger (Zool.), the jaguar.
Tiger beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active
carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidae. They
usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
Tiger bittern. (Zool.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
Tiger cat (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats
of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, {Tigridia
grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or
streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops
Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.
Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
Tiger moth (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of
the family Arctiadae which are striped or barred with
black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
larvae are called woolly bears.
Tiger shark (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo
tigrinus} syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred
or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic
and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
Tiger shell (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted
cowrie (Cypraea tigris); -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
tiger cowrie.
Tiger snake (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of
Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and {Notechis
ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta).
Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium
Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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Cypraeidae
(gcide) | Cypraeidae \Cypraeidae\ n.
a natural family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries.
Syn: family Cypraeidae.
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Ipomoea Pes-Caprae
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
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Prae-
(gcide) | Prae- \Pr[ae]-\
A prefix. See Pre-.
[1913 Webster]Pre- \Pre-\ [L. prae, adv. & prep., before, akin to pro, and to
E. for, prep.: cf. F. pr['e]-. See Pro-, and cf. Prior.]
A prefix denoting priority (of time, place, or rank); as,
precede, to go before; precursor, a forerunner; prefix, to
fix or place before; pre["e]minent eminent before or above
others. Pre- is sometimes used intensively, as in prepotent,
very potent. [Written also pr[ae]-.]
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Praecava
(gcide) | Praecava \Pr[ae]"ca`va\, n. [NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave.]
(Anat.)
The superior vena cava. -- Pr[ae]"ca`val, a. --B. G.
Wilder.
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Praecaval
(gcide) | Praecava \Pr[ae]"ca`va\, n. [NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave.]
(Anat.)
The superior vena cava. -- Pr[ae]"ca`val, a. --B. G.
Wilder.
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Praecipe
(gcide) | Praecipe \Pr[ae]c"i*pe\, n. [L., imperative of praecipere to
give rules or precepts. See Precept.] (Law)
(a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a
reason for neglecting it.
(b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in
the office out of which the writ is to be issued.
--Wharton.
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Praecoces
(gcide) | Praecoces \Pr[ae]"co*ces\, n. pl. [NL. See Precocious.]
(Zool.)
A division of birds including those whose young are able to
run about when first hatched.
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Praecocial
(gcide) | Praecocial \Pr[ae]*co"cial\, a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Pr[ae]coces.
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Praecognita
(gcide) | Praecognita \Pr[ae]*cog"ni*ta\, n. pl. [L. praecognitus, p. p.
of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.]
This previously known, or which should be known in order to
understand something else.
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Praecommissure
(gcide) | Praecommissure \Pr[ae]*com"mis*sure\, n. [Pref. pr[ae] +
commissure.] (Anat.)
A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third
ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure.
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Praecoracoid
(gcide) | Praecoracoid \Pr[ae]*cor"a*coid\, n. (Anat.)
See Precoracoid.
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Praecordia
(gcide) | Praecordia \Pr[ae]*cor"di*a\, n. [L., fr. prae before + cor,
cordis, the heart.] (Anat.)
The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.
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Praecordial
(gcide) | Praecordial \Pr[ae]*cor"di*al\, a. (Anat.)
Same as Precordial.
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Praecornu
(gcide) | Praecornu \Pr[ae]*cor"nu\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]cornua. [NL. See
Pre-, and Cornu.] (Anat.)
The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
--B. G. Wilder.
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Praecornua
(gcide) | Praecornu \Pr[ae]*cor"nu\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]cornua. [NL. See
Pre-, and Cornu.] (Anat.)
The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
--B. G. Wilder.
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Praedial
(gcide) | Praedial \Pr[ae]"di*al\, a.
See Predial.
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Praefloration
(gcide) | Praefloration \Pr[ae]`flo*ra"tion\, n.
Same as Prefloration. --Gray.
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Praefoliation
(gcide) | Praefoliation \Pr[ae]*fo`li*a"tion\, n.
Same as Prefoliation. --Gray.
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Praemaxilla
(gcide) | Praemaxilla \Pr[ae]`max*il"la\, n.
See Premaxilla.
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Praemolar
(gcide) | Praemolar \Pr[ae]*mo"lar\, a.
See Premolar.
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Praemorse
(gcide) | Praemorse \Pr[ae]*morse"\, a.
Same as Premorse.
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Praemunire
(gcide) | Praemunire \Pr[ae]m`u*ni"re\, v. t.
1. To subject to the penalties of pr[ae]munire. [Obs.] --T.
Ward.
[1913 Webster]Praemunire \Pr[ae]m`u*ni"re\, n. [Corrupted from L. praemonere
to forewarn, cite. See Admonish.] (Eng. Law)
(a) The offense of introducing foreign authority into
England, the penalties for which were originally intended
to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom.
(b) The writ grounded on that offense. --Wharton.
(c) The penalty ascribed for the offense of pr[ae]munire.
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Wolsey incurred a pr[ae]munire, and forfeited his
honor, estate, and life. --South.
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Note: The penalties of pr[ae]munire were subsequently applied
to many other offenses; but prosecutions upon a
pr[ae]munire are at this day unheard of in the English
courts. --Blackstone.
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Praemunitory
(gcide) | Praemunitory \Pr[ae]*mu"ni*to*ry\, a.
See Premunitory.
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Praenares
(gcide) | Praenares \Pr[ae]*na"res\, n. pl. [NL. See Pre-, Nares.]
(Anat.)
The anterior nares. See Nares. --B. G. Wilder.
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Praenasal
(gcide) | Praenasal \Pr[ae]*na"sal\, a. (Anat.)
Same as Prenasal.
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Praenomen
(gcide) | Praenomen \Pr[ae]*no"men\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]nomina. [L., fr. prae
before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)
The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same
family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name,
as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
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Praenomina
(gcide) | Praenomen \Pr[ae]*no"men\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]nomina. [L., fr. prae
before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)
The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same
family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name,
as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
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Praenominical
(gcide) | Praenominical \Pr[ae]`no*min"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a pr[ae]nomen. [Obs.] --M. A. Lower.
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Praeopercular
(gcide) | Praeoperculum \Pr[ae]`o*per"cu*lum\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
Same as Preoperculum. -- Pr[ae]`o*per"cu*lar, a.
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Praescapula
Praepubis
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Praeoperculum
(gcide) | Praeoperculum \Pr[ae]`o*per"cu*lum\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
Same as Preoperculum. -- Pr[ae]`o*per"cu*lar, a.
[1913 Webster] Praescutum
Praescapula
Praepubis
Praeoral |
Praeoral
(gcide) | Praeoral \Pr[ae]*o"ral\, n., Praepubis \Pr[ae]*pu"bis\, n.,
Praescapula \Pr[ae]*scap"u*la\, n., Praescutum \Pr[ae]*scu"tum\,
n., Praesternum \Pr[ae]*ster"num\, n.
Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.
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Praepubis
(gcide) | Praeoral \Pr[ae]*o"ral\, n., Praepubis \Pr[ae]*pu"bis\, n.,
Praescapula \Pr[ae]*scap"u*la\, n., Praescutum \Pr[ae]*scu"tum\,
n., Praesternum \Pr[ae]*ster"num\, n.
Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.
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Praescapula
(gcide) | Praeoral \Pr[ae]*o"ral\, n., Praepubis \Pr[ae]*pu"bis\, n.,
Praescapula \Pr[ae]*scap"u*la\, n., Praescutum \Pr[ae]*scu"tum\,
n., Praesternum \Pr[ae]*ster"num\, n.
Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.
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Praescutum
(gcide) | Praeoral \Pr[ae]*o"ral\, n., Praepubis \Pr[ae]*pu"bis\, n.,
Praescapula \Pr[ae]*scap"u*la\, n., Praescutum \Pr[ae]*scu"tum\,
n., Praesternum \Pr[ae]*ster"num\, n.
Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.
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Praesternum
(gcide) | Praeoral \Pr[ae]*o"ral\, n., Praepubis \Pr[ae]*pu"bis\, n.,
Praescapula \Pr[ae]*scap"u*la\, n., Praescutum \Pr[ae]*scu"tum\,
n., Praesternum \Pr[ae]*ster"num\, n.
Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.
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Praeter-
(gcide) | Praeter- \Pr[ae]"ter-\
A prefix. See Preter-.
[1913 Webster]Preter- \Pre"ter-\ [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a
compar. of prae before. See For, prep.]
A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter-
mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more
than is natural. [Written also pr[ae]ter.]
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praeter
(gcide) | Praeter- \Pr[ae]"ter-\
A prefix. See Preter-.
[1913 Webster]Preter- \Pre"ter-\ [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a
compar. of prae before. See For, prep.]
A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter-
mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more
than is natural. [Written also pr[ae]ter.]
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Praeterist
(gcide) | Praeterist \Pr[ae]t"er*ist\, n. (Theol.)
See Preterist.
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praeterite
(gcide) | Preterit \Pret"er*it\ (?; 277), a. [L. praeteritus, p. p. of
praeterire to go or pass by; praeter beyond, by + ire to go:
cf. F. pr['e]t['e]rit. See Issue.] [Written also
preterite and pr[ae]terite.]
1. (Gram.) Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an
action or state as past.
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2. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. [R.]
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Things and persons as thoroughly preterite as
Romulus or Numa. --Lowell.
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Praetermit
(gcide) | Praetermit \Pr[ae]`ter*mit"\, v. t.
See Pretermit.
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Praetexta
(gcide) | Praetexta \Pr[ae]*tex"ta\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E.
Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of
praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before +
texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before
he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the
completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their
marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
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Praetextae
(gcide) | Praetexta \Pr[ae]*tex"ta\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E.
Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of
praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before +
texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before
he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the
completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their
marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
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Praetextas
(gcide) | Praetexta \Pr[ae]*tex"ta\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E.
Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of
praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before +
texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before
he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the
completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their
marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
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Praetor
(gcide) | Praetor \Pr[ae]"tor\, n.
See Pretor.
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Praetores
(gcide) | Praetores \Pr[ae]*to"res\, n. pl. [NL. See Pretor.] (Zool.)
A division of butterflies including the satyrs.
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Praetorian
(gcide) | Praetorian \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a.
See Pretorian.
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Praetorium
(gcide) | Praetorium \Pr[ae]*to"ri*um\, n.
See Pretorium.
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Praezygapophysis
(gcide) | Praezygapophysis \Pr[ae]*zyg`a*poph"y*sis\, n. (Anat.)
Same as Prezygapophysis.
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propraetor
(gcide) | Propretor \Pro*pre"tor\, n. [L. propraetor; pro for, before +
praetor a pretor.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed
to the government of a province. [Written also
propr[ae]tor.]
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Supra-esophagal
(gcide) | Supra-esophagal \Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal\, Supra-esophageal
\Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)
Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,
the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also
supra-oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal.]
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Supra-esophageal
(gcide) | Supra-esophagal \Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal\, Supra-esophageal
\Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)
Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,
the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also
supra-oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal.]
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Supra-ethmoid
(gcide) | Supra-ethmoid \Su`pra-eth"moid\, a. (Anat.)
Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or
cartilage.
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Toga praetexta
(gcide) | Toga \To"ga\, n.; pl. E. Togas, L. Togae. [L., akin to
tegere to cover. See Thatch.] (Rom. Antiq.)
The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans,
consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape
approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the
border of the toga praetexta.
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Toga praetexta. [L.], a toga with a broad purple border,
worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by
persons engaged in sacred rites.
Toga virilis [L.], the manly gown; the common toga. This
was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing
their fourteenth year.
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CAUSA MATRIMONII PRAELOCUTI
(bouvier) | CAUSA MATRIMONII PRAELOCUTI, Engl. law. An obsolete writ, which lies when a
woman gives land to a man in fee simple, or for a less estate, to the intent
that he should marry her and he refuses upon request. New. Nat. Bre. 455.
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DEBITUM IN PRAESENTI
(bouvier) | DEBITUM IN PRAESENTI, SOLVENDUM IN FUTURO. A debt due at present, to be paid
in future. There is a difference between debt payable now and one payable at
a future time. On the former an action may be brought, on the latter no
action lies until it becomes due. See Due; Owing; and 13 Pet. 494; 11 Mass.
493.
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IN PRAESENTI
(bouvier) | IN PRAESENTI. At the present time; used in opposition to in futuro. A
marriage contracted in words de praesenti is good; as, I take Paul to be my
husband, is a good marriage, but words de futuro would not be sufficient,
unless the ceremony was followed by consummation. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 258.
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INFRA PRAESIDIA
(bouvier) | INFRA PRAESIDIA. This term is used in relation to prizes, to signify that
they have been brought completely in the power of the captors, that is,
within the towns, camps, ports or fleet of the captors. Formerly, the rule
was, and perhaps still in some countries is, that the act of bringing a
prize infra praesidia, changed the property but the rule now established is,
that there must be a sentence of condemnation to effect this purpose. 1 Rob.
Adm. R. 134; 1 Kent's Com. 104; Chit. Law of Nat. 98; Ab. Sh. 14; Hugo,
Droit Romain, Sec. 90.
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PLENE ADMINISTRAVIT PRAETER
(bouvier) | PLENE ADMINISTRAVIT PRAETER. This is the usual plea of plene administravit,
except that the defendant admits a certain amount of assets in his hands.
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PRAECIPE
(bouvier) | PRAECIPE or PRECIPE, practice. The name of the written instructions given by
an attorney or plaintiff to the clerk or prothonotary of a; court, whose
duty it is to make out the writ, for the making of the same.
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PRAEDA BELLICA
(bouvier) | PRAEDA BELLICA. Lat. Booty; property seized in war. Vide Booty; Prize.
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PRAEDIAL
(bouvier) | PRAEDIAL. That which arises immediately from the ground; as, grain of all
sorts, hay, wood, fruits, herbs, and the like.
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PRAEDIUM DOMINANS
(bouvier) | PRAEDIUM DOMINANS, civil law. The name given to an estate to which a
servitude is due; it is called the ruling estate.
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PRAEDIUM RUSTICUM
(bouvier) | PRAEDIUM RUSTICUM, civil law. By this is understood all heritages which are
not destined for the use of man's habitation; such, for example, as lands,
meadows, orchards, gardens, woods, even though they should be within the
boundaries of a city.
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PRAEDIUM SERVIENS
(bouvier) | PRAEDIUM SERVIENS, Civil law. The name of an estate which suffers or yields
a service to another estate.
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PRAEDIUM URBANUM
(bouvier) | PRAEDIUM URBANUM, civil law. By this term is understood buildings and
edifices intended for the habitation and use of man, whether they be built
in cities or whether they be constructed in the country.
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PRAEFECTUS VIGILUM
(bouvier) | PRAEFECTUS VIGILUM, Roman civ. law. The chief officer of the night watch.
His jurisdiction extended to certain offences affecting the public peace;
and even to larcenies. But he could inflict only slight punishments.
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PRAEMUNIR
(bouvier) | PRAEMUNIRE. In older to prevent the pope from assuming the supremacy in
granting ecclesiastical livings, a number of statutes were made in England
during the reigns of Edward I., and his successors, punishing certain acts
of submission to the papal authority, therein mentioned. In the writ for the
execution of these statutes, the words praemunire facias, being used, to
command a citation of the party, gave not only to the writ, but to the
offence itself, of maintaining the papal power, the name of praemunire. Co.
Lit. 129; Jacob's L.D. h.t.
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