Webster's Dictionary 1913

5698

Archæolithic

Ar′chæ‐o‐lith″ic (–ō̍‐lĭth″ĭk), a. [Gr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient + λιθικόσ pertaining to a stone.] (Archæol.) Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; — applied to a prehistoric peri...

5699

Archæologian

Ar′chæ‐o‐lo″gi‐an (–lō″jĭ‐an), n. An archæologist.

5700

Archæologic

{ Ar′chæ‐o‐log″ic (–lŏj″ĭk), Ar′chæ‐o‐log″ic‐al (�), } Relating to archæology, or antiquities; as, archæological researches. — Ar′‐chæ‐o‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

5701

Archæologist

Ar′chæ‐ol″o‐gist (–ō̍‐jĭst), n. One versed in archæology; an antiquary. Wright.

5702

Archæology

Ar′chæ‐ol″o‐gy (är′kē̍‐ŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [Gr. αρχαιολογἴα; αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient (fr. αρχἤ beginning) + λόγοσ discourse, λέγειν to speak.] The science or study of antiquities, esp. preh...

5703

Archæopteryx

‖Ar′chæ‐op″te‐ryx (�), n. [Gr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient + πτέρυξ wing.] (Paleon.) A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebræ with...

5704

Archæostomatous

Ar′chæ‐o‐stom″a‐tous (�), a. [Gr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient + στόμα mouth.] (Biol.) Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely close up.

5705

Archæozoic

Ar′chæ‐o‐zo″ic (�), a. [Gr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient + ζῳ̑ον animal.] (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.

5706

Archaic

Ar‐cha″ic (�), a. [Gr. αρχαἰ̈κόσ old-fashioned, fr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient.] Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

5707

Archaical

Ar‐cha″ic‐al (�), a. Archaic. — Ar‐cha″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

5708

Archaism

Ar″cha‐ism (�), n. [Gr. αρχαἰ̈σμόσ, fr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient, fr. αρχἤ beginning: cf. F. archaïsme. See Arch, a.] 1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or i...

5709

Archaist

Ar″cha‐ist, n. 1. Am antiquary.2. One who uses archaisms.

5710

Archaistic

Ar′cha‐is″tic (�), a. Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism.

5711

Archaize

Ar″cha‐ize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Archaized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Archaizing.] [Gr. αρχαἰ̈́ζειν.] To make appear archaic or antique. Mahaffy.

5712

Archangel

Arch′an″gel (�), n. [L. archangelus, Gr. αρχἄγγελοσ: cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See Arch-, pref., and Angel.] 1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. Milton....

5713

Archangelic

Arch′an‐gel″ic (�), a. [Cf. F. archangélique.] Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel. Milton.

5714

Archbishop

Arch′bish″op (�), n. [AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L. archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. αρχιεπἴσκοποσ. See Bishop.] A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a m...

5715

Archbishopric

Arch′bish″op‐ric (�), n. [AS. arcebiscoprīce. See -ric.] The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.

5716

Archbutler

Arch′but″ler (�), n. [Pref. arch- + butler.] A chief butler; — an officer of the German empire.

5717

Archchamberlain

Arch′cham″ber‐lain (�), n. [Cf. G. erzkämmerer. See Arch-, pref.] A chief chamberlain; — an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamb...

5718

Archchancellor

Arch′chan″cel‐lor (�), n. [Cf. Ger. erzkanzler. See Arch-, pref.] A chief chancellor; — an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.

5719

Archchemic

Arch′chem″ic (�), a. Of supreme chemical powers. “The archchemic sun.” Milton.

5720

Archdeacon

Arch′dea″con (�), n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L. archidiaconus, fr. Gr. �. See Arch-, pref., andDeacon.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bisho...

5721

Archdeaconry

Arch′dea″con‐ry, n. The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice.Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries.Blackstone.

5722

Archdeaconship

Arch′dea″con‐ship, n. The office of an archdeacon.

5723

Archdiocese

Arch′di″o‐cese (�), n. [Pref. arch- + diocese.] The diocese of an archbishop.

5724

Archducal

Arch′du″cal (�), a. Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.