PROVINCIALITY
PROVINCIAL'ITY, noun Peculiarity of language in a province.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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PROVINCIATE
PROVIN'CIATE, verb transitive To convert into a province. [Unusual.]
PROVINE
PROVI'NE, verb intransitive To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
PROVING
PROVING, participle present tense Trying; ascertaining; evincing; experiencing.
PROVISION
PROVI'SION, noun s as z. [Latin provisio, provideo. See Provide.]1. The act of providing or making previous preparation.2. Things provided; preparation; measures taken beforehan...
PROVISIONAL
PROVI'SIONAL, adjective Provided for present need or for the occasion; temporarily established; temporary; as a provisional government or regulation; a provisional treaty.
PROVISIONALLY
PROVI'SIONALLY, adverb By way of provision; temporarily; for the present exigency.
PROVISIONARY
PROVI'SIONARY, adjective Provisional; provided for the occasion; not permanent.
PROVISO
PROVI'SO, noun s as z. [Latin provisus, ablative proviso it being provided.] An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant or other writing, by which a conditi...
PROVISOR
PROVI'SOR, noun In church affairs, a person appointed by the pope to a benefice before the death of the incumbent, and to the prejudice of the rightful patron. Formerly the pope...
PROVISORY
PROVI'SORY, adjective Making temporary provision; temporary.1. Containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
PROVOCATION
PROVOCA'TION, noun [Latin provacatio. See Provoke.]1. Any thing that excites anger; the cause of resentment.1 Kings 21:22.2. The act of exciting anger.3. An appeal to a court or...
PROVOCATIVE
PROVO'CATIVE, adjective Exciting; stimulating; tending to awaken or incite appetite or passion.PROVO'CATIVE, noun Any thing that tends to excite appetite or passion; a stimulant...
PROVOCATIVENESS
PROVO'CATIVENESS, noun The quality of being provocative or stimulating.
PROVOKE
PROVO'KE, verb transitive [Latin provoco, to call forth; pro and voco, to call.]1. To call into action; to arouse; to excite; as, to provoke anger or wrath by offensive words or...
PROVOKED
PROVO'KED, participle passive Excited; roused; incited; made angry; incensed.
PROVOKER
PROVO'KER, noun One that excites anger or other passion; one that excites war or sedition.1. That which excites, causes or promotes.
PROVOKING
PROVO'KING, participle present tense Exciting into action; inciting; inducing by motives; making angry.1.adjective Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to...
PROVOKINGLY
PROVO'KINGLY, adverb In such a manner as to excite anger.
PROVOST
PRO'VOST, noun [Latin proepositus, placed before, from proepono; proe and pono, to set or place.] In a general sense, a person who is appointed to superintend or preside over so...
PROVOSTSHIP
PRO'VOSTSHIP, noun The office of a provost.
PROW
PROW, noun [Latin prora.]1. The forepart of a ship.2. In seamen's language, the beak or pointed cutwater of a xebec or galley. The upper part is usually furnished with a grating...
PROWESS
PROW'ESS, noun Bravery; valor; particularly, military bravery; gallantry; intrepidity in war; fearlessness of danger.Men of such prowess as not to know fear in themselves.
PROWEST
PROW'EST, adjective [superlative of prow.] Bravest.
PROWL
PROWL, verb transitive [I know not the origin of this word, nor from what source it is derived. It may be derived from the root of stroll, troll, with a different prefix.] To ro...
PROWLER
PROWL'ER, noun One that roves about for prey.
PROWLING
PROWL'ING, participle present tense Wandering about in search of prey or plunder.