Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ADLEGATION

ADLEGA'TION, noun [Latin ad and legatio, an embassy, from lego, to send. See Legate.]In the public law of the German Empire, a right claimed by the states, of joining their own ...

839

ADLOCUTION

ADLOCU'TION, noun [See Allocation.]

840

ADMEASURE

ADMEAS'URE, verb transitive admezh'ur. [ad and measure. See Measure.]1. To measure or ascertain dimensions, size or capacity; used for measure.2. To apportion; to assign to each...

841

ADMEASURED

ADMEAS'URED, participle passive Measured; apportioned.

842

ADMEASUREMENT

ADMEAS'UREMENT, noun1. The measuring of dimensions by a rule, as of a ship, cask, and the like.2. The measure of a thing, or dimensions ascertained.In these uses the word is equ...

843

ADMEASURER

ADMEAS'URER, noun One that admeasures.

844

ADMEASURING

ADMEAS'URING, participle present tense Measuring; apportioning.

845

ADMENSURATION

ADMENSURA'TION Is equivalent to admeasurement, but not much used. See Mensuration.]

846

ADMINICLE

ADMIN'ICLE, noun [Latin adminiculum.] Help; support. [Not used.]

847

ADMINICULAR

ADMINIC'ULAR, adjective Supplying help; helpful.

848

ADMINISTER

ADMIN'ISTER, verb transitive [Latin administro, of ad and ministro, to serve or manage. See Minister.]1. To act as minister or chief agent, in managing public affairs, under law...

849

ADMINISTERED

ADMIN'ISTERED, participle passive Executed; managed; governed; afforded; given; dispensed.

850

ADMINISTERIAL

ADMINISTE'RIAL, adjective Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of government.

851

ADMINISTERING

ADMIN'ISTERING, participle present tense Executing; carrying into effect; giving; dispensing.

852

ADMINISTRATE

ADMIN'ISTRATE, In the place of administer, has been used, but is not well authorized.

853

ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRA'TION, noun1. The act of administering; direction; management; government of public affairs; the conducting of any office or employment.2. The executive part of govern...

854

ADMINISTRATIVE

ADMIN'ISTRATIVE, adjective That administers, or by which one administers.

855

ADMINISTRATOR

ADMINISTRA'TOR, noun1. a man who, by virtue of a commission from the Ordinary, Surrogate, Court of Probate, or other proper authority, has the charge of the goods and estate of ...

856

ADMINISTRATORSHIP

ADMINISTRA'TORSHIP, noun The office of an administrator.

857

ADMINISTRATRIX

ADMINISTRA'TRIX, noun A female who administers upon the estate of an intestate; also a female who administers government.

858

ADMIRABLE

AD'MIRABLE, adjective [Latin admirabilis.]To be admired; worthy of admiration; having qualities to excite wonder, with approbation, esteem or reverence; used of persons or thing...

859

ADMIRABLENESS

AD'MIRABLENESS, noun The quality of being admirable; the power of exciting admiration.

860

ADMIRABLY

AD'MIRABLY, adverb In a manner to excite wonder, mingled with approbation, esteem or veneration.

861

ADMIRAL

AD'MIRAL, noun [In the Latin of the middle ages. Amira, Amiras, Admiralis, an Emir; Heb. to speak. The terminating syllable of admiral may be from the sea. This word is said to ...

862

ADMIRALSHIP

AD'MIRALSHIP, noun The office or power of an admiral. [Little used.]

863

ADMIRALTY

AD'MIRALTY, noun In Great Britain, the office of Lord High Admiral. This office is discharged by one person, or by Commissioners, called Lords of the Admiralty; usually seven in...

864

ADMIRATION

ADMIRA'TION, noun Wonder mingled with pleasing emotions, as approbation, esteem, love or veneration; a compound emotion excited by something novel, rare, great, or excellent; ap...