Webster's Dictionary 1913

1486

Admaxillary

Ad‐max″il‐la‐ry (�), a. [Pref. ad- + maxillary.] (Anat.) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.

1487

Admeasure

Ad‐meas″ure (?; 135), v. t. [Cf. OF. amesurer, LL. admensurare. See Measure.] 1. To measure.2. (Law) To determine the proper share of, or the proper apportionment; as, to admeas...

1488

Admeasurer

Ad‐meas″ur‐er (�), n. One who admeasures.

1489

Admensuration

Ad‐men′su‐ra″tion (�), n. [LL. admensuratio; L. ad + mensurare to measure. See Mensuration.] Same as Admeasurement.

1490

Adminicle

Ad‐min″i‐cle (�), n. [L. adminculum support, orig., that on which the hand rests; ad + manus hand + dim. ending -culym.] 1. Help or support; an auxiliary. Grote.2. (Law) Corrobo...

1491

Adminicular

Ad′mi‐nic″u‐lar (�), a. Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory; as, adminicular evidence. H. Spencer.

1492

Adminiculary

Ad′mi‐nic″u‐la‐ry (�), a. Adminicular.

1493

Administer

Ad‐min″is‐ter (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Administered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Administering.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to se...

1494

Administer (2)

Ad‐min″is‐ter, v. i. 1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister.A fountain... administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place.Spectator.2...

1495

Administer (3)

Ad‐min″is‐ter, n. Administrator. Bacon.

1496

Administerial

Ad‐min′is‐te″ri‐al (�), a. Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of government.

1497

Administrable

Ad‐min″is‐tra‐ble (�), a. Capable of being administered; as, an administrable law.

1498

Administrant

Ad‐min″is‐trant (�), a. [F., p. pr. of administrer. See Administer.] Executive; acting; managing affairs. — n. One who administers.

1499

Administrate

Ad‐min″is‐trate (�), v. t. [L. administratus, p. p. of administrare.] To administer. Milman.

1500

Administration

Ad‐min′is‐tra″tion (?; 277), n. [OE. administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.] 1. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, ...

1501

Administrative

Ad‐min″is‐tra′tive (�), a. [L. administrativus: cf. F. administratif.] Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; as, an administrative body, ability, or energy. — ...

1502

Administrator

Ad‐min′is‐tra″tor (�), n. 1. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a m...

1503

Administratorship

Ad‐min′is‐tra″tor‐ship, n. The position or office of an administrator.

1504

Administratrix

Ad‐min′is‐tra″trix (�), n. A woman who administers; esp., one who administers the estate of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have been granted; a female admini...

1505

Admirability

Ad′mi‐ra‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. [L. admirabilitac.] Admirableness. Johnson.

1506

Admirable

Ad″mi‐ra‐ble (�), a. [L. admirabilis: cf. F. admirable.] 1. Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.In man there is nothing admirable but his ignorance and weakness.Jer. T...

1507

Admirableness

Ad″mi‐ra‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence.

1508

Admirably

Ad″mi‐ra‐bly, adv. In an admirable manner.

1509

Admiral

Ad″mi‐ral (�), n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. amīr-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar. amīr is commander, al is the Ar. article, and amīr-al, heard in dif...

1510

Admiralship

Ad″mi‐ral‐ship, n. The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral.

1511

Admiralty

Ad″mi‐ral‐ty (�), n.; pl.Admiralties (�). [F. amirauté, for an older amiralté, office of admiral, fr. LL. admiralitas. See Admiral.] 1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral....

1512

Admirance

Ad‐mir″ance (�), n. [Cf. OF. admirance.] Admiration. Spenser.