-nd, move, når, nôt ;-tåbe, tåb, häll ;—ôîl ;-pound ;-thun, THIS. PREPONDERANT, prè-pón'dêr-ânt. a. Out- PRESCRIPTION, pré-skrip'shůn. s. Rules pr. weighing-Mason. duced and authorized by custom, custom continued till it has the force of law; medical receipt. To PREPONDERATE, prè-pôn'dër-kte. v. a. To To PREPONDERATE, pré-pôn'der-kte. v. n. To PREPOSE, pré-pòze'. v. a. To put before. To PREPOSSESS, pré-pôz-zês', v. a. 551. To PREPOSTEROUS, pré-postur-3 6. Having PREPOSTEROUSLY, prè-pôs'tår-ås-lè. ad. In FREPUCE, prè puse. s. That which covers the TO PREREQUIRE, prè-rè-kwire'. v a. To dermand previously. PREREQUISITE, prè-rèk kwiz-it. a. Something previously necessary. PREROGATIVE, prè̟-rôg'gâ-tiv. s. An exclusive or peculiar privilege. PREROGATIVED, pré-rog'gå-tiv'. a. $59. PRESEANCE, pré-sè ânse. s. Priority of place in sitting. PRESENCE, praz zênse. s. State of being preseut; state of being in the view of a superiour; a number assembled before a great person port, air, mien, demeanour; readiness at need, quickness at expedients; the person of a supe riour. PRESENCE-CHAMBER, prêz'zēns-tshẩm bår. PRESENCE-ROOM, prêz'zēns-rôôm. S. The room in which a great person receives company. PRESENSATION, prè-sên-så'shûn. s. Preconception.-Masc... PRESENSION, pré-sĉn'shan. s. Per eption be- PRESENT, prêz'zênt. a. Not absent, being To PRESENT, pré-zẻnt'. v. a. 492. To place in Having an exclusive privilege, having preroga-PRESENTABLE, pré-zễnt'â-bl. a. What may be presented. tive. PRESAGE, pris'shdje. s. 492, 532. Prognos- PRESENTANEOUS, prêz-zên-tà'nè-ås. a. Rea tick, presension of juturity. dy, quick, immediate. Such as Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Mr. Scott, Mr.||PRESENTATION, prëz-zễn-th ́shẩn, s. The act Perry, and Entick, pronounce the e in the first of presenting; the act of offering any one to an syllable of this word short; and Dr. Kenrick ecclesiastical benefice; exhibition. and W. Johnston make it long. PRESENTATIVE, pré-zên tà-tiv. a. To PRESAGE, pré-shdje'. v. a. that presentations may be made of it. to foreknow, to foretell, to prophesy; to fore-PRESENTEE, prèz-zén-tèè'. s. token, to foreshow. To forebode, PRESAGEMENT, pré-sådje'ment. s. Forebodemment, presension; foretoken. PRESBYTER, prez be-tr. s. A priest; a pres byterian. PRESBYTERIAN, prêz-bè-tè'rè-ân. a. Consisting of elders, a term for a modern form of ecclesiastical government. An Foreknow FRESBYTERIAN, préz-bà-trận. To PRESCIND, prè-sind'. v. a abstract To cut off, to To set down PRESCINDENT, pré-sind ễnt. a. Abstracting To PRESCRIBE, pré-skribe'. v. n. To influence PRESENTIFICKLY, prêz-zễn-tif'fîk-lè, ad. 509 PRESENTLY, préz ́zênt-lè, ad. At present, at PRESENTNESS, prêz'zễnt-nës. s. Presence of PRESERVATIVE, piè-zér vá-tiv. s. That which 559-Fate, får, fåll, fåt ;-mè, mêt ;-plue, pîn ;— PRESERVE, prẻ-zērv'. s. Fruit preserved whole || PRESUMPTUOUS, prẻ-zâm'tshå-ås. a. Ar o in sugar. PRESERVER, prẻ-zērv'år. s. One who preserves, one who keeps from ruin or mischief; he who makes preserves of fruit. To PRESIDE, pré-side'. v. n. 447. To be set over, to have authority over. PRESIDENCY, prèz'zè-dén-sẻ. s. Superintendence. PRESIDENT, prêz'zè-dễnt. s. One placed with authority over others, one at the head of others;|| governour, prefect. PRESIDENTSHIP, prêz'zè-dênt-ship. s. The office and place of president. PRESIDIAL, prè-sîd'jè-ál. a. 293. Relating to a garrison. To PRESS, prês. v. a. To squeeze, to crush; to distress; to constrain, to compel; to drive by violence; to affect strongly; to caforce, to inculcate with argument and importunity; to urge, to bear strongly on; to compress, to hug, as embracing: to act upon with weight; to force into military service. gant, confident, insolent; irreverent wita ¿spect to holy things. We frequently hear this word pronouncet, : 1 three syllables, by corrupting and contractag the two last syllables into shus, as if written prezumshus: bat correct speakers carefully e serve these syllabies distinct, and pronounce them like the verb to chew, and the pronoun See UNCTrors. PRESUMPTUOUSLY, pré-zãin'ishd-ås-lå æ 2. Arrogantly, irreverently; with vam and groundJess confidence in Divine favour. PRESUMPTUOUSNESS, pre-zům'ishú-ds-nl-s s. Couadence, irrever nce. PRESUPPOSAL, pré-sáp-pó'zil. s. 531. Supposal previously formed. To I RESUPPOSE, pré-sâp-pôze'. v. a. To suppose as previous. PRESUPPOSITION, prè-sůp-pó-zish ́ún. s. Supposition previously formed. PRESURMISE, pré-sûr-mize', 8. Surmise previ only formed. grounded upon fictitious postulates; the act of showing or alleging what is not real; as-ngtion, claim to notice; claim true or false; some thing threatened or held out to terrify. To PRESS, prés. v. n. To act with compulsive||PRETENCE, prô-tênse'. s. A false argument violence, to urge, to distress; to go forward with violence to any object; to make invasion, to encroach; to crowd, to throng; to come unseasonably or importunately; to urge with vehemence and importunity; to act upon or in-To flaence. To press upon; to invade, to push against. PRESS, pres. s. The instrument by which any thing is crushed or squeezed; the instrument by which books are printed; crowd, tumalt. throng; a kind of wooden case or frame for clothes and other uses; a commission to force men into military service. PRESSBED, prês bed. s. Bed so formed as to be shut up in a case. PRESSER pres'sår. s. 93. One that presses or works at a press. PRESSGANG, pres'gång. s. A crew employed to force men into naval service. PRESSINGLY, prés'sing-lè. ad. With force, closely. PRESSION, presh'on. s. The act of pressing. PRESSMAN, prẻs'mån. 8. 23. One who forces another into service, one who forces away; one who makes the impression of print by the press. distinct from the Compositor, who ranges the types. PRESSMONEY, près'mân-ẻ. s. Money given to a soldier when he is taken or forced away into the service. PRESSURE, prêsh'shire. s. 450. The art of pressing or crushing; the state of being pressed or crushed; force acting ainst any thing, gravitation, pression; violence inflicted, oppression; affliction, grievance, distress; impression, stamp, character made by impression. PRESTO, prestó, s. Quick, at once. PRESUMABLY, pré-zá ́má-blẻ. ad. Without examination. To PRESUME, pre-zume'. v. n. 454. To suppose, to believe previously without examination; to suppose, to affirm without immediate proof: to venture without positive leave; to form confident or arrogant opinions; to make confident or arrogant attempts. PRESUMER, pré-zá’môr. s. 93. One who presuposes, an arrogant person. PRESUMPTION, pré-zam shen. s. 412. Supposition previously formed; confidence grounded on any thing presupposed; an argument strong, but not demonstrative; arrogance, confidence blind and adventurous, presumptuousness; unreasonable confidence in Divine favour. PRETEND, prẻ-tënd'. v. a. To make sa appearance of having, to allege falsely; to slow hyporutically; to hold out as a delusive appearance; to claim. To PRETEND, pré-tend'. v. n. To put in a clase truly or falsely; to presume on ability to us any thing, to profess presumptuously. PRETENDER," pre-tend'ûr. §. 93. One who lays claim to any thing. PRETENDINGLY, prè-tending-lè. ad. Arre gantle, presumptuously. PRETENSION, pré-tén'shôn. s. Claim true f false; fictitious appearance. PRETERIMPERFECT, pré-têr-im-për Têkt. a. The tense not perfectly past. PRETERIT, prẻ têr-ît. a. Past. PRETERITION, prẻ-têr-rish ́àn. s. The act of going past, the state of being past. PRETERITNESS, prêtêr-it-uës. s. State of being past, not presence, not futurity. PRETERLAPSED, pré-ter-lâpst'. a. Past war! gone. PRETERMISSION, prè-tër-mish ́ãn, s. The act of omitting. To PRETERMIT, pré-tër-mit'. v.a. To pass by. PRETERNATURAL, pré-tër-it'tshu-rål. Different from what is natural, irregular. FRETERNATURALLY, pré-ter-mắt tshd-rid-'. ad. In a manner different from the common ader of nature. PRETERNATURALNESS, pré-tër-nåt ́tshd-rá”nês. s Manner different from the order of nature. A PRETERPERFECT, prè-tër-përfekt. a grammatical term applied to the tense whica denotes time absolutely past. PRETERPLUPERFECT, prẻ-tër-plù'për-fèèz a. The grammatical epithet for the tense noting time relatively past, or past before sons other past time. PRETEXT, pré-tekst'. s. Pretence, false pearance, false allegation. PRETEXTA, pré-tēks'tà. s. The robe that s worn by the youths of old Rome under severteen years of age.-Mason. PRETOR, prètôr. s. 166. The Roman judge it is now sometimes taken for a mayor PRETORIAN, pré-to'rẻ-án. a. Judicial, ess cised by the pretor. PRETTILY, prit'tè-lè. ad Neatly, pleasingl PRESUMPTIVE, pré-zam'tiv. a. Taken by pre-PRETTINESS, prit'tè-nès. s. Beauty with vions supposition; supposed, as, the Presumptive heir, opposed to the Heir apparent; cuafident, arrogant, presumptuous. dignity. PRETTY, prit'tè. a. 101. Neat, elegant; be tiful without grandeur or dignity: it is used in --ad, môve, nôr, nôt ;—tåbe, tảb, båll ;-ôì ̧-pòùnd;-thin, THIS. year. PRICKLE, prik'kl. s. 405. A small sharp point, like that of a brier. a kind of diminutive contempt in poetry and in|| PRICKET, prîk'kit. s. 99. A buck in his second conversation; not very small. PRETTY, prit'tè. ad. In some degree. To PREVAIL, pré-våle'. v. n. To be in force, to have effect, to have power, to have influence;|| to overcome, to gain the superiority; to gain influence, to operate effectually; to persuade or induce by entreaty, To PREVENE, pré-vène'. v. a. To hinder. PREVEMENT,' pré-vè'né-éut. a. Preceding, going before, preventive, To PREVENT, pré-vênt', v. a. To go before|| as a guide, to go before, making the way easy; to go before, to anticipate; to pre-occupy, to pre-engage, to attempt first; to hinder, to obviate, to obstruct. This last is almost the only sense now used. PREVENTER, prẻ-vent'år. s. One that goes before; one that hinders, an hinderer, an ob structer. PHEVENTION, prê-vên' chủn.. The act of ging before pre-occupation; anticipation; hinderance, obstruction; prejudice, prepossession. PREVENTIONAL, pré-vèn'shan-ál. a. Tending to prevention. PREVENTIVE, pré-vent'iv. a 157. Tending to hinder; preservative, hindering ül. PREVENTIVE, pré-vént ́iv. s. A preservative, that which prevents, an antidote. PREVENTIVELY, pré-vẻnt'iv-lè. ad. In such a nanner as tends to prevention. PREVIOUS, prèvé-ds. a. 314. Antecedent, going before, prior. PREVIOUSLY, prè'vè-as-lè. ad. Beforehand, antecedently. PREVIOUSNESS, prè'vé-ds-nês. s. Antece PRICE, prke, s. 467. Equivalent paid for any thing; value, estimation, supposed excellence ;| rate at which any thing is sold; reward, thing,|| purchased at any rate. To PRICK, prik. v. a. To pierce with a smal puncture; to erect with an acuminated point; to set up the ears; to nominate by a puncture or mark; to spur, to goad, to impel, to incite; to pam, to pierce with remorse; to mark a tune. PRICK, pr.k. v. n. To dress one's self for show; to come upon the spur. PRICK, prik, s. A sharp slender instrument, any thing by which a puncture is made; a thorn in the und, a teasing and tormenting thought, remorse of conscience; a puncture; the print of a deer or hare in the ground. PRICKER, pek kår. s. 98. A sharp-pointed instiament; a light horseman. PRICKLINESS, prik ́le-nês, s. Fulness of sharp points. PRICKLOUSE, prîk'lôùse. s. A word of contempt for a taylor. FRICKSONG, prik'sông. s. Song set to musick. PRICKLY, prik ́lè. a. Full of sharp points. To PRIDE, pride. v. a. To make proud, to rate narrowly. PRIEST, predst. s. 275. One who officiates in sacred offices; one of the second order in the hierarchy, above a deacon, below a bishop. PRIESTCRAFT, prèèst kråft. s. Religious frauds. PRIESTESS, prèèst'tes. s. A woman who officiates in Heathen rites. PRIESTHOOD, préést hud. s. The office and character of a priest; the order of men set apart for holy offices; the second order of the hierarchy. PRIESTLINESS, prèèstle-nês. s. The appearance or manner of a priest. PRIESTLY, préèst'lè. a. Becoming a priest, sacerdotal, belonging to a priest. PRIESTRIDDEN, prèèst'rid-d'n. a. 103. Managed or governed by priests. PRIG, prig, s. A pert, conceited, saucy, prag matical, little fellow. PRILL, pril. s. A brit or turbot; commonly pro nounced Brill. PRIM, prin. a. Formal, precise, affectedly nice. To PRIM, prim. v. a. To deck up precisely, to form to an affected nicety. PRIMACY, primâ-sè. s. The chief ecclesiasti cal station. Mr. Elphinstone is the only orthonist who gives the short sound to i in this word. Perhaps no one understands the analogies of our language better; but in this and several other words he overturns the very foundation of language, which is general custom. I am well ac quainted with the shortening power of the antepenultimate accent, 533; and if custom were wavering, this ought to decide; but in this word, and primary, custom is uniform, and precludes all appeal to analogy. PRIMAL, primal. a. First. A word not in use PRIMARILY, prima-ré-lè. ad. Originally, in the first intention. PRIMARINESS, prímå-rè-nes. s. The state of being first in act or intention. PRIMARY, prima-rẻ. a. First in intention; original, first; first in dignity, chief, principai. -See PRIMACY. PRIMATE, primât. s. 91. The chief ecclesi astick. PRIMATESHIP, pri'mat-ship. s. The dignity or office of a primate. PRIME, prime, s. The dawn, the morning; the beginning, the early days; the best part: the spring of life; spring; the height of perfection; the first part, the beginning. PRIME, prine. a. Early, blooming, p.incipal, first rate; first, original; excellent. To PRIME, prime. v. a. To put in the first pow der, to put powder in the pan of a gun; to lag the first colours on in painting. 559.-Fate, får, fåll, fåt ;—mê, mit ;—plae, pin ;PAMELY, prime lè. ad. Originally, primarily, ||To PRINK, pringk. v. n. in the first place; excellently, supremely well. PRIMENESS, prime'nes. 8. The state of being first; excellence. FRIMER, prim'mòr. s. 93. A small prayer-book in which children are taught to read. show. To prank, to dech, fc # To PRINT, print. v. a. To mark by pressing PRIMERO, pri-inèrò. s. 133. A game at cards.To PRINT, print. v. n. To publish a book. } а. Original, such as was at first. PRIMITIVENESS, prin'-tiv-nês. s. State of PRINT, print. s. Mark or form made by unpression; that which being impressed leaves its form; pictures cut m wood or copper to be impressed on paper; picture made by impression; the form, size, arrangement, ot other qualities of the types used in printing books; the state of being pablished by the prin ter; single sheet printed for sale; formal method. PRINTER, printûr. s. 98. One that prints books; one that stamps linen. PRINTLESS, priat'lès. a. That which leaves no impression. PRIOR, prier. a. 166. Former, being before something else, antecedent, anterior. PRIOR, piùr. s. The head of a convent monks, inferiour in dignity to an abbot. Seni-PRIORESS, pri år-čs. s. A lady superiour of a convent of nuns. of a prior. PRIMOGENITURE, pri-mò-jên'è-ture. s. ority, eldership, state of being first born. PRIMORDIAL, pri-inår dé-ái. or pri-môr jé-âl, s.PRIORITY, pri-ôr'rè-tè. 8. The state of being 293, 376. Original, existing from the beginning. first, precedence in time, precedence in place. PRIMORDIATE, pri-mor de-ate. a. 91. Origin-PRIORSHIP, priår-shop. s. The state or offixe al, existing from the first. PRIMROSE, prin'ròze. s. A flower. Primrose is used by Shakspeare for gay and flowery. PRINCE, prinse. s. A sovereign, a chief ruler ; a sovereign of rank next to kings; ruler of whatever sex; the son of a king, the kinsman of a sovereign; the chief of any body of men. To PRINCE, prinse. v. n. To play the prince, to take state. PRINCEDOM, prins'dům, s. 166. The rank, PRIORY, prľår-è, 8. A convent in dignity be PRISMATICK, priz-måt'tīk. a. 509. Formed PRISMATICALLY, priz-mât ́tè-kál-ê. ad. la PRISMOID, prizm'môid. s. A body approed A strong hold PRINCESS, pray's3s. s. 502. A sovereign lady, a woman having sovereign command; a sovereign lady of rank next that of a queen; the daughter of a king; the wife of a prince. PRINCIPAL, prin'sẻ-pál. a. 83. Chief; of the first rate, capital, essential. PRINCIPAL, pra'se-pai. s. A head, a chief, not a second; one primarily or originally en-PRISTIVE, pris'tin. a. 140. First, anciest, ongaged, not an accessary or auxiliary; a capital|| sum placed out at interest; the president or A familiar corrupton et governour. PRINCIPALITY, prîn-sè-pil'è-tè. s. Sovereign- || PRINCIPALLY, prin'sè-pâl-è. ad. Chiefly, PRINCIPIATION, prin-sn-e-a'shun. s. Analy- ginal. PIHEE, priru'è. State w Pray thee, or I pray thee. PRIVACY, priva-se, or privÂ-ed. 8. being secret, secrecy; retirement, retreal. 13 The first pronunciation of this word is adn. ed by Dr. Ash, Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, M. Perry, and Entick; and the last by Mr. Shen den, Mr. Elphinstone, and Mr. Scott Elphinstone is in this word consistent with a pronunciation of primacy; but any ear ani « servation greatly fail me, if the first made pronouncing this word is not the most agroable to polite as well as general usage. 30 to retain the sound of its primitive price, piracy does of pirate; which word jurary M Elphinstone, in opposition to all our orthoepusts. pronounces with the i short. PRIVADO, 'pri-vá'dò. s. A secret friend. X used.-See LUMBAGO. PRIVATE, privat. a. 91. Secret; alone; ing upon the same terms with the rest of th community, opposed to publick; particul", not relating to the publick. In private; s cretly, not publickly. —nồ, move, nor, nôt ;--tube, tủb, bull ;—S ;−p3ind ;—thin, THIS PRIVATEER, prl-vå-tèèr'. s. A ship fitted out || PROBAT, prò'bât. s. The proof of wills and tes by private men to plunder enemies. To PRIVATEER, pri-vå-tèèr'. v. n. To fit out ships against enemies, at the charge of private persons. PRIVATELY, pri'vât-lè. ad. Secretly, not a man in the same rank with the rest of the tirement. taments of persons deceased in the spiritual court. PROBATION, pro-bå'shån. s. Proof, evidence, testimony; the act of proving by ratiocination or testimony; trial, examination; trial before entrance into monastick life, noviciate. The o in the inseparable preposition of this and similar words, when the accent is on the second syllable, is exactly like the o in obedience, which see. PROBATIONARY, prò-bå'shản-â-rẻ. a. Serv. ing for trial. PROBATIONER, prò-bå'shån-år. s. One who is upon trial; a novice. PRIVATION, pri-vå'shan. s. 133. Removal or destruction of any thing or quality; the act of degrading from rank or office. PRIVATIVE, priv'vå-tiv. a. 133. Causing privation of any thing; consisting in the absence | PROBATIONERSHIP, pro-ba'shan-dr-ship. s. of something; not positive. State of being on trial. Serving Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash. Mr.PROBATORY, prôb'bå-tår-è. a. 512. Scott, W.Johaston, and Entick, make the first for trial. syllable of this word short, as I have done; and|| Mr. Perry and Buchanan make it long. In defence of the first pronunciation it may be observed, that this word is not like priniacy and primary; the first of which is a formative of our own; and the second derived from the Latin primarius, which in our pronunciation of the Latio, does not shorten the i in the first syllabie|| as privativus does, (see ACADEMY and INCOMPAR ABLE:) and therefore these words are no rule for the pronunciation of this; which, besides the general tendency of the penultimate accent to shorten every vowel, it falls on but u, 535. seems to have another claim to the short vowel from its termination: thus zu native, dönative, priantire, derivative, &c. all plead for the short sound. PROBATUM EST, prò-bå'tâm-êst. s. A Latin PROBE, probe. . A slender wire by which sur- To PROBE, próbe. v. a. To search, to try by PROBITY, prob'è-tè. s. 530. Honesty, sincerity. PRIVATIVE, privʼvit-tir. s. 157. That of which the essence is the absence of something, as, si-PROCACIOUS, pro-ka'shus. a. Petulant, loose. lence is only the absence of sound. PRIVATIVELY, priv ́và-tiv-là, ad. By the absence of something necessary to be present, negatively. PROCACITY, pro-kas'se-tè. s. 530. Petulance. PRIVATIVENESS, prîv'vå-tiv-nės. s. Notation sent. PRIVET, priv'vit. s. 99. Evergreen; a kind of phyllerea. PRIVILEGE, priv'vě-lidje, s. Peculiar advan-To tare; immunity, publick right. To PRIVILEGE, pr v vé-lidje. v. a. 133. To invest with rights or immunities, to grant a privilege; to exempt from censure or danger; to exempt from paying tax or impost. PRIVILY, prve-lè ad. Secretly, privately. PRIVITY, priv'è-té, s. 550. Private conununication; consciousness, joint knowledge. The preco-operates Manner of act of pre. proceeding, management, conduct; PRIVY, privé. a. Private, not publick, assigned to secret uses; secret, clandestine; admitted to secrets of state; con-cious to any thing, adinit-PROCEED, pro-sèèd'. s. Produce, as, the Proted to participation. ceeds of an estate. A law term. PRIVY, privé. s. Place of 1:ement, necessary, PROCEEDER, pro-seed år. s. 98. One who house. PRIZE, prize. «. A reward gained by contest|| To PRIZE, prize. v. a. To rate, to value at a One that fights publickly for a reward. PRO pro s. For, in defence of ---See Cox. PROBABILITY, prób-á-bil ̈é-tè, s. Likelihood, appearance of truth, evidence arising from the preponderation of argument. PROBABLE, prób bå-bl. a. Likely, having more evidence than the contrary. Were this word used to signify the possibility of searching a wound with a probe, the o would in that case be pronounced long. PROBABLY, prôb ba-blé. ad. Likely, in likeli hood. goes forward, one who makes a progress. PROCEEDING, prò-sèèd ́îng, s. 410. Progress from one thing to another, series of conduct, transaction; legal procedure. PROCERITY, pró-sér'è-tè. 8. Tallness, height of stature. PROCESS, prôs'sès. s. 533. Tendency, progressive course; regular and gradual progress; methodical management of any thing; course of law. 17 Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Nares, Dr. Johnson, Dr Ash, Mr. Scott, W. Johuston, and Mr. Perry, place the accent on the first syllable of this word; and those who give the quantity of the vowels make it short: Buchanan aloue, though he places the accent on the first syllable, makes it long. Mr. Nares suspects the accentuation of this word on the second syllable to be the most ancient. though Shakspeare so frequently places the accent on the fist |