Webster's Dictionary 1913

12394

Surrenderer

Sur‐ren″der‐er (?), n. One who surrenders.

12395

Surrenderor

Sur‐ren′der‐or″ (?), n.(Law) One who makes a surrender, as of an estate. Bouvier.

12396

Surrendry

Sur‐ren″dry (?), n. Surrender.

12397

Surreption

Sur‐rep″tion (?), n. [L. surreptio, or subreptio. Cf. Subreption.] 1. The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner, or by craft or stealth.Fame by surreption gotMay s...

12398

Surreptitious

Sur′rep‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See Sub-, and Ravish.] ...

12399

Surrey

Sur″rey (?), n. A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated) somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.

12400

Surrogate

Sur″ro‐gate (?), n. [L. surrogatus, p. p. of surrogare, subrogare, to put in another's place, to substitute; sub under + rogare to ask, ask for a vote, propose a law. See Rogati...

12401

Surrogate (2)

Sur″ro‐gate (?), v. t. To put in the place of another; to substitute. Dr. H. More.

12402

Surrogateship

Sur″ro‐gate‐ship, n. The office of a surrogate.

12403

Surrogation

Sur′ro‐ga″tion (?), n. [See Surrogate, n., and cf. Subrogation.] The act of substituting one person in the place of another. Killingbeck.

12404

Surround

Sur‐round″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Surrounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Surrounding.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL. superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves, overflow, fr...

12405

Surround (2)

Sur‐round″, n. A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. Baird.

12406

Surrounding

Sur‐round″ing, a. Inclosing; encircling.

12407

Surrounding (2)

Sur‐round″ing, n. 1. An encompassing.2. pl. The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.

12408

Surroyal

Sur‐roy″al (?), n. [Pref. sur- + royal.] (Zoöl.) One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer.

12409

Sursanure

Sur″sa‐nure (?), n. [(Assumed) OF. sursaneüre. See Sur-, and Sane.] A wound healed or healing outwardly only.Of a sursanureIn surgery is perilous the cure. Chaucer.

12410

Surseance

Sur″se‐ance (?), n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. surseoir. See Surcease.] Peace; quiet. Bacon.

12411

Sursolid

Sur‐sol″id (?), n. [F. sursolide. See Sur-, and Solid.] (Math.) The fifth power of a number; as, a� is the sursolid of a, or 32 that of 2. Hutton.

12412

Surstyle

Sur‐style″ (?), v. t. To surname.

12413

Sursum corda

‖Sur″sum cor″da (?). [L. sursum upward + corda hearts.] (Eccl.) In the Eucharist, the versicles immediately before the preface, inviting the people to join in the service by “li...

12414

Surtax

Sur″tax (?), n. An additional or extra tax.

12415

Surtax (2)

Sur‐tax″ (?), v. t. To impose an additional tax on.

12416

Surtout

Sur‐tout″ (?), n. [F., fr. sur over + tout all.] A man's coat to be worn over his other garments; an overcoat, especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat. Gay.

12417

Surturbrand

Sur″tur‐brand (?), n. [Icel. surtarbrandr; svartr black + brandr a firebrand.] A fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood.

12418

Surucucu

Su′ru‐cu″cu (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Bush master, under Bush.

12419

Surveillance

Sur‐veil″lance (?), n. [F., fr. surveiller to watch over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare. See Sur-, and Vigil.] Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.That sort of ...

12420

Surveillant

Sur‐veil″lant (?), n.; pl.Surveillants (#). [F., fr. surveiller to watch over. See Surveillance.] One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.