PORTREVE
PORTREVE, n. [The modern orthography of portgreve, which see.]The chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.
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PORWIGLE
POR'WIGLE, noun A tadpole; a young frog. [Not used.]
PORY
PORY, adjective [from pore.] Full of pores or small interstices.
POSE
POSE, noun s as z. [See the Verb.] In heraldry, a lion, horse or other beast standing still, with all his feet on the ground.POSE, noun s as z. A stuffing of the head; catarrh.P...
POSED
PO'SED, pp. Puzzled; put to a stand; interrogated closely.
POSER
PO'SER, noun One that puzzles by asking difficult questions; a close examiner.
POSING
PO'SING, participle present tense Puzzling; putting to a stand; questioning closely.
POSITED
POS'ITED, adjective [Latin positus, from pono, to put; probably however, pono is a different root, and positus from the root of pose.]Put; set; placed.
POSITION
POSI'TION, noun [Latin positio, form positus. See Pose and Posited.]1. State of being placed; situation; often with reference to other objects, or to different parts of the same...
POSITIONAL
POSI'TIONAL, adjective Respecting position. [Not used.]
POSITIVE
POS'ITIVE, adjective [Low Latin positivus.]1. Properly, set; laid down; expressed; direct; explicit; opposed to implied; as, he told us in positive words; we have his positive d...
POSITIVELY
POS'ITIVELY, adverb Absolutely; by itself, independent of any thing else; not comparatively.Good and evil removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and not positively ...
POSITIVENESS
POS'ITIVENESS, noun Actualness; reality of existence; not mere negation.The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the habitude of the will and in the executed act too;...
POSITIVITY
POSITIV'ITY, noun Peremptoriness. [Not used.]
POSITURE
POSITURE, for posture, is not in use. [See Posture.]
POSNET
POS'NET, noun [See Pose.] A little basin; a porringer, skillet or saucepan.
POSOLOGICAL
POSOLOG'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to posology.
POSOLOGY
POSOL'OGY, noun [Gr. how much, and discourse.]In medicine, the science or doctrine of doses.
POSPOLITE
POS'POLITE, noun A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, who in case of invasion, are summoned to arms for the defense of the country.Posse comitatus, in law, the...
POSSESS
POSSESS', verb transitive [Latin possessus, possideo, a compound of po, a Russian preposition, perhaps by, and sedeo, to sit; to sit in or on.1. To have the just and legal title...
POSSESSED
POSSESS'ED, participle passive Held by lawful title; occupied; enjoyed; affected by demons or invisible agents.
POSSESSING
POSSESS'ING, participle present tense Having or holding by absolute right or title; occupying; enjoying.
POSSESSION
POSSES'SION, noun The having, holding or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy, either rightful or wrongful. One man may have the possessio...
POSSESSIONER
POSSES'SIONER, noun One that has possession of a thing, or power over it. [Little used.]
POSSESSIVE
POSSESS'IVE, adjective [Latin possessivus.] Pertaining to possession; having possession.Possessive case, in English grammar, is the genitive case, or case of nouns and pronouns,...
POSSESSOR
POSSESS'OR, noun An occupant; one that has possession; a person who holds in his hands or power any species of property, real or personal. The owner or proprietor of property is...
POSSESSORY
POSSESS'ORY, adjective Having possession; as a possessory lord.Possessory action, in law, an action or suit in which the right of possession only, and not that of property, is c...