Webster's Dictionary 1913

5239

Pledge

Pledge (?), n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc.fidem a trust, a p...

5240

Pledge (2)

Pledge, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pledged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pledging.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See Pledge, n.] 1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in ...

5241

Pledgee

Pledg‐ee″ (?), n. The one to whom a pledge is given, or to whom property pledged is delivered.

5242

Pledgeless

Pledge″less (?), a. Having no pledge.

5243

Pledgeor

{ Pledge‐or″, Pledg‐or″ } (?), n.(Law) One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; — opposed to pledgee.☞ This word analogically requires the e after g, but the ...

5244

Pledger

Pledg″er (?), n. One who pledges.

5245

Pledgery

Pledg″er‐y (?), n. [Cf. OF. pleigerie.] A pledging; suretyship.

5246

Pledget

Pledg″et (?), n. 1. A small plug.2. (Naut.) A string of oakum used in calking.3. (Med.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude...

5247

Plegepoda

‖Ple‐gep″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. (�) a stroke + -poda. In allusion to the rapid strokes of the vibrating cilia.] (Zoöl.) Same as Infusoria.

5248

Pleiad

Ple″iad (?), n. One of the Pleiades.

5249

Pleiades

Ple″ia‐des (?; 277), n. pl. 1. (Myth.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.2. (Astron.) A group of...

5250

Plein

Plein (?), a. Plan. Chaucer.

5251

Plein (2)

Plein, v. i. & t. To complain. See Plain.

5252

Plein (3)

Plein, a. [OF. & F., fr. L. plenus.] Full; complete. “Plein remission.” Chaucer. — Plein″ly, adv.

5253

Pleiocene

Plei″o‐cene (?), a.(Geol.) See Pliocene.

5254

Pleiophyllous

Plei‐oph″yl‐lous (?), a.(Bot.) Having several leaves; — used especially when several leaves or leaflets appear where normally there should be only one.

5255

Pleiosaurus

‖Plei′o‐sau″rus (?), n.(Paleon.) Same as Pliosaurus.

5256

Pleistocene

Pleis″to‐cene (?), a.(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. — n. The Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.

5257

Plenal

Ple″nal (?), a. [L. plenus full. Cf. Plenary.] Full; complete; as, a plenal view or act.

5258

Plenarily

Ple″na‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a plenary manner.

5259

Plenariness

Ple″na‐ri‐ness, n. Quality or state of being plenary.

5260

Plenarty

Plen″ar‐ty (?), n. The state of a benefice when occupied. Blackstone.

5261

Plenary

Ple″na‐ry (?), a. [LL. plenarius, fr. L. plenus full. See Plenty.] Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority.A treatise on a subject should be p...

5262

Plenary (2)

Ple″na‐ry, n.(Law) Decisive procedure.

5263

Plene

Plene (plēn), a. [L. plenus full.] Full; complete; plenary.

5264

Plenicorn

Ple″ni‐corn (plē″nĭ‐kôrn), n. [L. plenus full + cornu horn.] (Zoöl.) A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer. Brande & C.

5265

Plenilunary

Plen′i‐lu″na‐ry (plĕn′ĭ‐lū″nȧ‐ry̆), a. Of or pertaining to the full moon. Sir T. Browne.