Webster's Dictionary 1913

3133

Respondent (2)

Re‐spond″ent, n. [Cf. F. répondant.] One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically: (a) (Law) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally...

3134

Respondentia

‖Re′spon‐den″ti‐a (r?′sp?n‐d?n″sh?‐?), n. [NL. See Respondence.] (Commercial Law) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from bottomry, which is a loan on the ship ...

3135

Responsal

Re‐spon″sal (r?‐sp?n″sal), a. Answerable.

3136

Responsal (2)

Re‐spon″sal, n. [Cf.LL. resposalis.] 1. One who is answerable or responsible. Barrow.2. Response. Brevint.

3137

Response

Re‐sponse″ (r?‐sp?ns″), n. [OF. response, respons, F. réponse, from L. responsum, from respondere. See Respond.] 1. The act of responding.2. An answer or reply. Specifically: (a...

3138

Responseless

Re‐sponse″less, a. Giving no response.

3139

Responsibility

Re‐spon′si‐bil″i‐ty (r?‐sp?n′s?‐b?l″?‐t?), n.; pl.-ties (–t�z). [Cf. F. responsabilité.] 1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or ...

3140

Responsible

Re‐spon″si‐ble (r?‐sp?n″s?‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. responsable. See Respond.] 1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardia...

3141

Responsion

Re‐spon″sion (–sh?n), n. [L. responsio. See Respond.] 1. The act of answering.2. (University of Oxford) The first university examination; — called also little go. See under Litt...

3142

Responsive

Re‐spon″sive (–s?v), a. [Cf. F. resposif.] 1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond.2. Suited to something else; correspondent.The vocal lay responsive to the strings. Pop...

3143

Responsorial

Re′spon‐so″ri‐al (r?′sp?n‐s?″r?–al), a. Responsory; antiphonal. J. H. Newman.

3144

Responsory

Re‐spon″so‐ry (r?‐sp?n″s?‐r?), a. Containing or making answer; answering. Johnson.

3145

Responsory (2)

Re‐spon″so‐ry, n.; pl.-ries (–r�z). [LL. responsorium.] 1. (Eccl.) (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. (b) A versicle sung in an...

3146

Ressaldar

‖Res″sal‐dar (rĕs″sal‐där), n. [Hind. risāldār, fr. risālā troop of horse + Per. dār holding.] (Mil.) In the Anglo-Indian army, a native commander of a ressala.

3147

Rest

Rest (rĕst), v. t. [For arrest.] To arrest.

3148

Rest (2)

Rest, n. [AS. rest, ræst, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. röst the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mil...

3149

Rest (3)

Rest (rĕst), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rested; p. pr. & vb. n.Resting.] [AS. restan. See Rest, n.] 1. To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness;...

3150

Rest (4)

Rest, v. t. 1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet.Your piety has paidAll needful rites, to rest my wandering shade. Dryden.2. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.Her wear...

3151

Rest (5)

Rest, n. [F. reste, fr. rester to remain, L. restare to stay back, remain; pref. re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See Stand, and cf. Arrest, Restive.] (With the definite article....

3152

Rest (6)

Rest, v. i. [F. rester. See Rest remainder.] To be left; to remain; to continue to be.The affairs of men rest still uncertain. Shak.

3153

Rest cure

Rest cure. (Med.) Treatment of severe nervous disorder, as neurasthenia, by rest and isolation with systematic feeding and the use of massage and electricity.

3154

Rest-harrow

Rest″–har′row (–h?r′r?), n.(Bot.) A European leguminous plant (Ononis arvensis) with long, tough roots.

3155

Restagnant

Re‐stag″nant (rē̍‐stăg″nant), a. [L. restagnans, p. pr.] Stagnant; motionless. Boyle.

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Restagnate

Re‐stag″nate (–nāt), v. i. [L. restagnare to overflow.] To stagnate; to cease to flow. Wiseman.

3157

Restagnation

Re′stag‐na″tion (–nā″shŭn), n. [L. restagnatio an inundation.] Stagnation.

3158

Restant

Res″tant (rĕs″tant), a. [L. restans, p. pr. of restare: cf. F. restant. See Rest remainder.] (Bot.) Persistent.

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Restate

Re‐state″ (rē‐stāt″), v. t. To state anew. Palfrey.