Assessorship
As‐sess″or‐ship (�), n. The office or function of an assessor.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Asset
As″set (�), n. Any article or separable part of one's assets.
Assets
As″sets (�), n. pl. [OF. asez enough, F. assez, fr. L. ad + satis, akin to Gr. � enough, Goth. saps full. Cf. Assai, Satisfy.] 1. (Law) (a) Property of a deceased person, subjec...
Assever
As‐sev″er (�), v. t. [Cf. OF. asseverer, fr. L. asseverare.] See Asseverate.
Asseverate
As‐sev″er‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Asseverated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Asseverating (�).] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus. See...
Asseveration
As‐sev′er‐a″tion (�), n. [L. asseveratio.] The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.Another abuse of the tong...
Asseverative
As‐sev″er‐a‐tive, a. Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
Asseveratory
As‐sev″er‐a‐to‐ry, a. Asseverative.
Assibilate
As‐sib″i‐late, v. t. [L. assibilatus, p. p. of assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss.] To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant. J. Peile.
Assibilation
As‐sib′i‐la″tion, n. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch.
Assidean
As′si‐de″an, n. [Heb. khāsad to be pious.] One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.
Assident
As″si‐dent (�), a. [L. assidens, p. pr. of assid�re to sit by: cf. F. assident. See Assession.] (Med.) Usually attending a disease, but not always; as, assident signs, or symptoms.
Assiduate
As‐sid″u‐ate (�), a. [L. assiduatus, p. p. of assiduare to use assiduously.] Unremitting; assiduous. “Assiduate labor.” Fabyan.
Assiduity
As′si‐du″i‐ty (�), n.; pl.Assiduities (�). [L. assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See Assiduous.] 1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or ente...
Assiduous
As‐sid″u‐ous (�), a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid�re to sit near or close; ad + sedēre to sit. See Sit.] 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.She ...
Assiege
As‐siege″ (�), v. t. [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assiéger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See Siege.] To besiege. “Assieged castles.” Spenser.
Assiege (2)
As‐siege″, n. A siege. Chaucer.
Assientist
As′si‐en″tist, n. [Cf. F. assientiste, Sp. asentista.] A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract. Bancroft.
Assiento
‖As′si‐en″to (�), n. [Sp. asiento seat, contract or agreement, fr. asentar to place on a chair, to adjust, to make an agreement; a (L. ad) + sentar, a participial verb; as if th...
ASsign
AS‐sign″ (?), v. i.(Law) To transfer or pass over property to another, whether for the benefit of the assignee or of the assignor's creditors, or in furtherance of some trust.
Assign
As‐sign″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Assigned (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Assigning.] [OE. assignen, asignen, F. assigner, fr. L. assignare; ad + signare to mark, mark out, designate, signu...
Assign (2)
As‐sign″, n. [From Assign, v.] A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.Six French rapiers and poniards, with their assigns, as girdles, hangers, and s...
Assign (3)
As‐sign″, n. [See Assignee.] (Law) A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.
Assignability
As‐sign′a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being assignable.
Assignable
As‐sign″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being assigned, allotted, specified, or designated; as, an assignable note or bill; an assignable reason; an assignable quantity.
Assignat
‖As′si′gnat″ (?; 277), n. [F. assignat, fr. L. assignatus, p. p. of assignare.] One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (...
Assignation
As′sig‐na″tion (�), n. [L. assignatio, fr. assignare: cf. F. assignation.] 1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.This order being taken in the senate, as touching ...