Webster's Dictionary 1913

5779

Architectress

Ar″chi‐tec′tress (�), n. A female architect.

5780

Architectural

Ar′chi‐tec″tur‐al (�), a. Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture. — Ar′chi‐tec″tur‐al‐ly, adv.

5781

Architecture

Ar″chi‐tec′ture (?; 135), n. [L. architectura, fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.] 1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, c...

5782

Architeuthis

‖Ar′chi‐teu″this (�), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.

5783

Architrave

Ar″chi‐trave (�), n. [F. architrave, fr. It. architrave; pref. archi- + trave beam, L. trabs.] (Arch.) (a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immedia...

5784

Architraved

Ar″chi‐traved (�), a. Furnished with an architrave. Cowper.

5785

Archival

Ar″chi‐val (�), a. Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Tooke.

5786

Archive

Ar″chive (�), n.; pl.Archives (�). [F. archives, pl., L. archivum, archium, fr. Gr. � government house, � � archives, fr. � the first place, government. See Archi-, pref.] 1. pl...

5787

Archivist

Ar″chi‐vist (�), n. [F. archiviste.] A keeper of archives or records.

5788

Archivolt

Ar″chi‐volt (�), n. [F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto; pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. See Vault.] (Arch.) (a) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an a...

5789

Archlute

{ Arch″lute (�), Arch″i‐lute (�), } n. [Cf. F. archiluth, It. arciliuto.] (Mus.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an...

5790

Archly

Arch″ly (�), adv. In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly.Archly the maiden smiled.Longfellow.

5791

Archmarshal

Arch′mar″shal (�), n. [G. erzmarschall. See Arch-, pref.] The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony.

5792

Archness

Arch″ness, n. The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness. Goldsmith.

5793

Archon

Ar″chon (�), n. [L. archon, Gr. �, �, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of � to be first, to rule.] (Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preëmin...

5794

Archonship

Ar″chon‐ship, n. The office of an archon. Mitford.

5795

Archontate

Ar″chon‐tate (�), n. [Cf. F. archontat.] An archon's term of office. Gibbon.

5796

Archonts

Ar″chonts (�), n. pl. [Gr. ἄρχων, p. pr. See Archon.] (Zoöl.) The group including man alone.

5797

Archoplasm

Ar″cho‐plasm (?), n. [See Archon; Plasma.] (Biol.) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.

5798

Archprelate

Arch′prel″ate (�), n. [Pref. arch- + prelate.] An archbishop or other chief prelate.

5799

Archpresbyter

Arch′pres″by‐ter (�), n. Same as Archpriest.

5800

Archpresbytery

Arch′pres″by‐ter‐y (�), n. [Pref. arch- + presbytery.] The absolute dominion of presbytery. Milton.

5801

Archpriest

Arch′priest″ (�), n. A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.

5802

Archprimate

Arch′pri″mate (�), n. [Pref. arch- + primate.] The chief primate. Milton.

5803

Archtraitor

Arch′trai″tor (�), n. [Pref. arch- + traitor.] A chief or transcendent traitor. I. Watts.

5804

Archtreasurer

Arch′treas″ur‐er (?; 135), n. [Pref. arch- + treasurer.] A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.

5805

Archway

Arch″way (�), n. A way or passage under an arch.