Chapter XVII: Part 17

PROCEED, pr[=o]-s[=e]d', _v.i._ to go forward: to advance: to act according to a method: to go from point to point: to issue: to be produced: to prosecute: to take an academic degree: (_Shak._) to be transacted, done.--_ns._ PROC[=E]'DURE, the act of proceeding or moving forward: a step taken or an act performed: progress: process: conduct; PROCEED'ER, one who goes forward or makes progress; PROCEED'ING, a going forward: progress: step: operation: transaction: (_pl._) a record of the transactions of a society: (_Shak._) advancement.--_n.pl._ PRO'CEEDS, the money arising from anything: rent: produce.--SPECIAL PROCEEDING, a judicial proceeding other than an action, as, for example, a writ of mandamus; SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS, certain statutory remedies taken without the formal bringing of an action by process and pleading. [Fr. _procéder_--L. _proced[)e]re_--_pro_, before, _ced[)e]re_, _cessum_, to go.]

PROCELEUSMATIC, pros-e-l[=u]s-mat'ik, _adj._ inciting, encouraging.--_n._ in ancient prosody, a foot consisting of four short syllables. [Gr.,--_prokeleuein_, to incite before--_pro_, before, _keleuein_, to order.]

PROCELLARIA, pros-e-l[=a]'ri-a, _n._ a Linnæan genus of petrels.

PROCEPHALIC, pr[=o]-se-fal'ik, or pr[=o]-sef'a-lik, _adj._ of or pertaining to the forepart of the head.--PROCEPHALIC LOBES, two lobes in the embryo of the Podophthalmia which develop into the anterior parts of the head. [Gr. _pro_, before, _kephal[=e]_, head.]

PROCEREBRUM, pr[=o]-ser'[=e]-brum, _n._ the fore-brain, consisting of the cerebral hemispheres, corpora striata, and olfactory lobes.--_adj._ PROCER'EBRAL. [L. _pro_, before, _cerebrum_, brain.]

PROCERITE, pros'e-r[=i]t, _n._ the last segment of the antennæ in the Crustacea. [Gr. _pro_, before, _keras_, a horn.]

PROCERITY, pr[=o]-ser'i-ti, _n._ tallness, loftiness.--_adj._ PROC[=E]'ROUS, tall. [L.,--_proc[=e]rus_, tall.]

PROCÈS, pr[=o]-s[=a]', _n._ a law-suit: a trial.--PROCÈS VERBAL, a written account of facts in connection with a trial or other proceeding. [Fr.]

PROCESS, pros'es, or pr[=o]-, _n._ a gradual progress: manner of acting or happening: operation: the whole proceedings in an action or prosecution: series of measures: a projection on a bone or plant (also PROCES'SUS): the same as photo-process, the reproduction as a drawing, &c., by any mechanical (esp. photographic) process: (_Shak._) a narrative, account.--_v.t._ to proceed against by legal process: to produce a reproduction of a drawing as above.--_n._ PROC'ESS-SERV'ER (_Shak._), a bailiff. [Fr. _procès_--L. _processus._]

PROCESSION, pr[=o]-sesh'un, _n._ the act of proceeding: a train of persons in a formal march.--_adj._ PROCES'SIONAL, pertaining to a procession: consisting in a procession.--_n._ a book of the processions of the Romish Church: a hymn sung during a procession, esp. of clergy in a church.--_n._ PROCES'SIONALIST.--_adj._ PROCES'SIONARY.--_ns._ PROCES'SIONER (_U.S._), a county officer in Tennessee and North Carolina whose duty it is to survey lands; PROCES'SIONING (_U.S._), periodical survey and inspection of boundaries.--PROCESSION OF THE HOLY GHOST (_theol._), the emanation of the Holy Spirit from the Father (_single procession_), or from the Father and Son (_double procession_). [Fr.,--L.]

PROCHEIN, pr[=o]'shen, _adj._ next, nearest.--PROCHEIN AMI, AMY, next friend, one who undertakes to assist a minor in prosecuting his or her rights. [Fr.,--L. _proximus_, nearest.]

PROCHRONISM, pr[=o]'kron-izm, _n._ a dating of an event before the right time: a making earlier than it really was--opp. to _Parachronism_. [Gr. _pro_, before, _chronos_, time.]

PROCIDENCE, pros'i-dens, _n._ a falling down, a prolapsus.--_adjs._ PROC'IDENT; PROCID'UOUS, falling from its proper place.

PROCINCT, pr[=o]-singkt', _n._ (_Milt._) complete preparation. [L., _pro_, before, _cing[)e]re_, _cinctum_, to gird.]

PROCLAIM, pr[=o]-kl[=a]m', _v.t._ to cry aloud: to publish abroad: to announce officially.--_ns._ PROCLAIM'; PROCLAIM'ANT; PROCLAIM'ER; PROCLAM[=A]'TION, the act of proclaiming: official notice given to the public.--PROCLAIMED DISTRICT, a district in which some unusually strict law is brought into force by a form of proclamation. [Fr. _proclamer_--L. _proclam[=a]re_--_pro_, out, _clam[=a]re_, to cry.]

PROCLITIC, pr[=o]-klit'ik, _adj._ dependent in accent upon the following word.--_n._ a monosyllabic word which depends so much on the following word as to lose its accent. [Gr. _pro_, forward, _klinein_, lean.]

PROCLIVITY, pr[=o]-kliv'i-ti, _n._ an inclining forward: tendency: inclination: aptitude.--_adjs._ PROCLIVE', inclining to a thing: having a natural tendency: prone; PROCL[=I]'VOUS, slanting forward and downward. [L. _proclivitas_--_proclivus_, having a slope forward--_pro_, forward, _clivus_, a slope.]

PROCOELIAN, pr[=o]-s[=e]'li-an, _adj._ hollowed or cupped in front.--Also PROCOE'LOUS. [Gr. _pro_, before, _koilos_, hollow.]

PROCONSUL, pr[=o]-kon'sul, _n._ a Roman official having the authority of a consul without his office: the governor of a province.--_adj._ PROCON'SULAR, pertaining to, or under the government of, a proconsul.--_ns._ PROCON'SULATE, PROCON'SULSHIP, the office, or term of office, of a proconsul.

PROCRASTINATE, pr[=o]-kras'ti-n[=a]t, _v.t._ to put off till some future time: to postpone.--_v.i._ to delay.--_n._ PROCRASTIN[=A]'TION, a putting off till a future time: dilatoriness.--_adjs._ PROCRAS'TIN[=A]TIVE, PROCRAS'TIN[=A]TORY.--_n._ PROCRAS'TIN[=A]TOR. [L.--_pro_, off, _crastinus_--_cras_, to-morrow.]

PROCREATE, pr[=o]'kr[=e]-[=a]t, _v.t._ to bring into being: to generate: to propagate: to produce.--_n._ PR[=O]'CREANT, one who, or that which, procreates or generates.--_adj._ procreating, connected with or related to reproduction.--_n._ PROCRE[=A]'TION, the act of procreating: generation: production.--_adj._ PR[=O]'CRE[=A]TIVE, having the power to procreate: generative: productive.--_ns._ PR[=O]'CRE[=A]TIVENESS; PR[=O]'CRE[=A]TOR, one who procreates: a father. [L. _procre[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_pro_, forth, _cre[=a]re_, to produce.]

PROCRUSTEAN, pr[=o]-krus't[=e]-an, _adj._ violently making conformable to a standard--from _Procrustes_, a Greek robber, who stretched or cut a piece off the legs of his captives, so as to fit them to an iron bed.

PROCTALGIA, prok-tal'ji-a, _n._ pain of the anus or rectum.--_n._ PROCT[=I]'TIS, inflammation thereof. [Gr. _proktos_, the anus, _algos_, pain.]

PROCTOR, prok'tor, _n._ a procurator or manager for another: an attorney in the spiritual courts: a representative of the clergy in Convocation: an official in the English universities who attends to the morals of the students and enforces university regulations.--_ns._ PROC'TORAGE, PROC'TORSHIP.--_adj._ PROCT[=O]'RIAL, pertaining to a proctor: magisterial.--_v.t._ PROC'TORISE (_slang_), in the English universities, to summon before a proctor. [_Procurator_.]

PROCTUCHA, prok-t[=u]'ka, _n.pl._ a group of the Turbellaria in which the digestive canal is furnished with an anal aperture.--_adj._ PROCT[=U]'CHOUS. [Gr. _pr[=o]ktos_, the anus, _echein_, to have.]

PROCUMBENT, pr[=o]-kum'bent, _adj_. leaning forward: lying down or on the face: (_bot_.) trailing: without putting out roots, as a stem. [L. _pro_, forward, _cumb[)e]re_, to lie down.]

PROCURE, pr[=o]-k[=u]r', _v.t._ to obtain for one's self or for another: to bring about: to attract: (_Spens._) to urge earnestly.--_v.i._ to pander, pimp.--_adj._ PROCUR'ABLE, that may be procured.--_ns._ PRO'CUR[=A]CY, office of a procurator; PROCUR[=A]'TION, the act of managing another's affairs: the instrument giving power to do this: a sum paid by incumbents to the bishop or archdeacon on visitations; PROC'UR[=A]TOR, one who takes care of a thing for another: a lawyer: a financial agent in an imperial province under the Roman emperors; PROC'URATOR-FIS'CAL (see FISCAL).--_adj._ PROCURAT[=O]'RIAL.--_n._ PROC'URATORSHIP.--_adj_. PROC'UR[=A]TORY.--_ns._ PROCURE'MENT, the act of procuring: a bringing about: management: agency; PROCUR'ER, one who procures: a pander:--_fem._ PROC'URESS. [Fr. _procurer_--L. _procur[=a]re_, to manage--_pro_, for, _cur[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to care for.]

PROCUREUR, pr[=o]-kü-rer', _n._ a procurator.--PROCUREUR GÉNÉRAL (_French law_), the public prosecutor-in-chief.

PROCYONIDÆ, pr[=o]-si-on'i-d[=e], _n.pl._ an American family of plantigrade carnivorous mammals, including raccoons and coatis. [Gr. _pro_, before, _ky[=o]n_, a dog.]

PROD, prod, _n._ a goad, awl: a prick or punch with a pointed instrument.--_v.t._ to prick. [Perh. _brod._]

PRODIGAL, prod'i-gal, _adj._ spending without necessity: wasteful: lavish: profuse.--_n._ one who throws away without necessity: a waster: a spendthrift.--_v.t._ PROD'IGALISE, PROD'IG[=A]TE, to spend lavishly, waste.--_n._ PRODIGAL'ITY, state or quality of being prodigal: extravagance: profusion: great liberality.--_adv._ PROD'IGALLY, wastefully. [Fr.,--L. _prodigus_--_prodig[)e]re_, to squander--_pro_, forth, _ag[)e]re_, to drive.]

PRODIGY, prod'i-ji, _n._ a portent: any person or thing that causes great wonder: a wonder: a monster.--_adj._ PRODIG'IOUS, like a prodigy: astonishing: more than usually large in size or degree: monstrous.--_adv._ PRODIG'IOUSLY.--_n._ PRODIG'IOUSNESS. [Fr. _prodige_--L. _prodigium_, a prophetic sign--_pro_, before, _dic[)e]re_, to say.]

PRODITOR, prod'i-tor, _n._ a traitor. [L.,--_prod[)e]re_, _-itum_, to betray--_pro_, forth, _d[)a]re_, to give.]

PRODROMUS, prod'r[=o]-mus, _n._ a sign of approaching disease: a preliminary course or treatise:--_pl._ PROD'ROMI (-[=i]).--_adj._ PRODROM'IC. [Gr.]

PRODUCE, pr[=o]-d[=u]s', _v.t._ to bring forward: to make longer: to bring forth: to bear: to exhibit: to yield: to bring about: to cause: (_geom._) to extend.--_v.i._ to yield: to create value.--_ns._ PROD'UCE, that which is produced: product: proceeds: crops: yield; PROD'UCE-BROK'ER, a dealer in natural products, esp. foreign or colonial; PRODUC'ER; PRODUCIBIL'ITY.--_adj._ PRODUC'IBLE, that may be produced: that may be generated or made: that may be exhibited.--_n._ PRODUC'IBLENESS.--_adj._ PRODUC'TILE, capable of being drawn out in length. [L. _produc[)e]re_, _-ductum_--_pro_, forward, _duc[)e]re_, to lead.]

PRODUCT, prod'ukt, _n._ that which grows or is produced: work: composition: effect: (_arith._) the result of numbers multiplied together: (_Milt._) offspring.--_v.t._ PRODUCT' (_rare_), to produce.--_ns._ PRODUCTIBIL'ITY, capability of being produced; PRODUC'TION, act of producing: that which is produced: fruit: product: (_pol. econ._) creation of values: (_zool._) extension, protrusion: (_pl._) in Scots law, written documents produced in support of the action or defence.--_adj._ PRODUC'TIVE, having the power to produce: generative: fertile: efficient.--_adv._ PRODUC'TIVELY.--_ns._ PRODUC'TIVENESS, PRODUCTIV'ITY.

PROEM, pr[=o]'em, _n._ an introduction: a prelude: a preface.--_adj._ PRO[=E]'MIAL. [Fr. _proème_--L. _prooemium_--Gr. _prooimion_--_pro_, before, _oimos_, a way.]

PROEMBRYO, pr[=o]-em'bri-[=o], _n._ a cellular structure produced from the spore of some plants, from which the embryo arises.

PROEMPTOSIS, pr[=o]-emp-t[=o]'sis, _n._ the addition of a day to a calendar or cycle, to correct error. [Gr.]

PROFACE, pr[=o]'fas, _interj._ (_Shak._) may it profit you!--a phrase of welcome. [O. Fr.,--_prou_, profit, _face_, _fasse_, 3d pers. sing. pres. subj. of _faire_, to do.]

PROFANE, pr[=o]-f[=a]n', _adj._ not sacred: common: secular: speaking or acting in contempt of sacred things: uninitiated: impious: impure.--_v.t._ to violate anything holy: to abuse anything sacred: to put to a wrong use: to pollute: to debase.--_n._ PROFAN[=A]'TION, desecration: irreverence to what is holy: a treating of anything with disrespect.--_adj._ PROFAN'ATORY.--_adv._ PROFANE'LY.--_ns._ PROFANE'NESS; PROF[=A]N'ER; PROFAN'ITY, irreverence: that which is profane: profane language or conduct. [Fr.,--L. _profanus_--_pro_, before, _fanum_, a temple.]

PROFECTITIOUS, pr[=o]-fek-tish'us, _adj._ derived from an ancestor or ancestors. [Low L.,--L. _proficisci_, _profectus_, to proceed.]

PROFESS, pr[=o]-fes', _v.t._ to own freely: to make open declaration of: to declare in strong terms: to announce publicly one's skill in: to affirm one's belief in: (_Spens._) to present the appearance of: (_R.C._) to receive into a religious order by profession.--_v.i._ to enter publicly into a religious state: (_Shak._) to pretend friendship.--_adj._ PROFESSED', openly declared: avowed: acknowledged.--_adv._ PROFESS'EDLY.--_n._ PROFES'SION, the act of professing: open declaration: pretence: an employment not mechanical and requiring some degree of learning: calling or known employment: the collective body of persons engaged in any profession: entrance into a religious order.--_adj._ PROFES'SIONAL, pertaining to a profession: engaged in a profession: undertaken as a means of subsistence, as opposed to _Amateur._--_n._ one who makes his living by an art, as opposed to an amateur who practises it merely for pastime.--_n._ PROFES'SIONALISM.--_adv._ PROFES'SIONALLY.--_ns._ PROFESS'OR, one who professes: one who openly declares belief in certain doctrines: one who publicly practises or teaches any branch of knowledge: a public and authorised teacher in a university:--_fem._ PROFESS'ORESS; PROFESS'ORATE, PROFESS[=O]'RI[=A]TE, the office of a professor or public teacher: his period of office: body of professors.--_adj._ PROFESS[=O]'RIAL.--_adv._ PROFESS[=O]'RIALLY.--_n._ PROFESS'ORSHIP. [Fr. _profès_, professed, said of a member of a religious order--L. _professus_, perf. p. of _profit[=e]ri_--_pro_, publicly, _fat[=e]ri_, to confess.]

PROFFER, prof'[.e]r, _v.t._ to bring forward: to propose: to offer for acceptance.--_n._ an offer made: a proposal.--_n._ PROFF'ERER. [Fr. _proférer_--L. _proferre_--_pro_, forward, _ferre_, to bring.]

PROFICIENCE, pr[=o]-fish'ens, _n._ state of being proficient: improvement in anything: advancement--also PROFI'CIENCY.--_adj._ PROFI'CIENT, competent: well skilled: thoroughly qualified.--_n._ one who has made considerable advancement in anything: an adept: an expert.--_adv._ PROFI'CIENTLY. [L. _proficiens_, _-entis_, pr.p. of _profic[)e]re_, to make progress--_pro_, forward, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]

PROFILE, pr[=o]'f[=i]l, _n._ an outline: a head or portrait in a side-view: the side-face: the outline of any object without foreshortening: a vertical section of country to show the elevations and depressions.--_v.t._ to draw in profile: to make an outline of: (_mech._) to give a definite form by chiselling, milling, &c.--_ns._ PR[=O]'FILIST, one who takes or makes profiles; PROFIL'OGRAPH, an instrument for automatically recording the profile of the ground it traverses. [It. _profilo_ (Fr. _profil_)--L. _pro_, before, _filum_, a thread.]

PROFIT, prof'it, _n._ gain: the gain resulting from the employment of capital: the difference between the selling price and the first cost: advantage: addition to good or value: benefit: improvement.--_v.t._ to benefit or to be of advantage to: to improve.--_v.i._ to gain advantage: to receive profit: to improve: to be of advantage: to bring good.--_adj._ PROF'ITABLE, yielding or bringing profit or gain: lucrative: productive: advantageous: beneficial.--_n._ PROF'ITABLENESS.--_adv._ PROF'ITABLY.--_ns._ PROF'ITER; PROF'ITING, profit, gain, or advantage: (_B._) progress or proficiency.--_adj._ PROF'ITLESS, without profit, gain, or advantage.--_adv._ PROF'ITLESSLY.--_n._ PROF'IT-SHAR'ING, a voluntary agreement under which the employee receives a share, fixed beforehand, in the profits of a business.--PROFIT AND LOSS, gain or loss arising from buying and selling, &c.--NET PROFITS, clear gain after deduction of all outlay and expenses; RATE OF PROFIT, the amount of profit compared with the capital used in its production. [Fr.,--L. _profectus_, progress--_profic[)e]re_, _profectum_, to make progress.]

PROFLIGATE, prof'li-g[=a]t, _adj._ abandoned to vice: without virtue or decency: dissolute: prodigal: (_obs._) overthrown, defeated.--_n._ one leading a profligate life: one shamelessly vicious: an abandoned person.--_ns._ PROF'LIGACY, PROF'LIGATENESS, state or quality of being profligate: a vicious course of life.--_adv._ PROF'LIGATELY. [L. _profligatus_, pa.p. of _proflig[=a]re_--_pro_, forward, _flig[)e]re_, to dash.]

PROFLUENT, prof'l[=u]-ent, _adj._ flowing forth.--_n._ PROF'LUENCE. [L. _pro_, forth, _fluere_, to flow.]

PRO FORMA, pr[=o] for'ma, as a matter of form. [L. _pro_, for, _forma_, abl. of _forma_, form.]

PROFOUND, pr[=o]-fownd', _adj._ far below the surface: low: very deep: intense: abstruse: mysterious: occult: intellectually deep: penetrating deeply into knowledge.--_n._ the sea or ocean: an abyss, great depth.--_adv._ PROFOUND'LY, deeply: with deep knowledge or insight: with deep concern.--_ns._ PROFOUND'NESS, PROFUND'ITY, the state or quality of being profound: depth of place, of knowledge, &c.: that which is profound. [Fr. _profond_--L. _profundus_--_pro_, forward, _fundus_, bottom.]

PROFUNDA, pr[=o]-fun'dä, _n._ a deep-seated artery, as of the arm, neck, or leg:--_pl._ PROFUN'DÆ.

PROFUSE, pr[=o]-f[=u]s', _adj._ liberal to excess: lavish: extravagant.--_adv._ PROF[=U]SE'LY.--_ns._ PROF[=U]SE'NESS, PROF[=U]'SION, state of being profuse: extravagance: prodigality. [L. _profusus_, pa.p. of _profund[)e]re_--_pro_, forth, _fund[)e]re_, to pour.]

PROG, prog, _v.t._ to thrust.--_v.i._ to go about, as if picking and plundering: to beg.--_n._ a pointed instrument: food got by begging. [Prob. related to W. procio, to stab.]

PROGENERATE, pr[=o]-jen'e-r[=a]t, _v.t._ to beget.--_n._ PROGEN'ITOR, a forefather: an ancestor: a parent: the founder of a family:--_fem._ PROGEN'ITRESS, PROGEN'ITRIX.--_ns._ PR[=O]GEN'ITURE, a begetting; PROG'ENY, that which is brought forth: descendants: race: children. [Fr.,--L.,--_pro_, before, _genitor_, a parent, _gign[)e]re_, _genitum_, to beget.]

PROGLOTTIS, pr[=o]-glot'is, _n._ a term applied to the detached segments of the body in the _Cestoidea_:--_pl._ PROGLOTT'ID[=E]S.--_adj._ PROGLOTT'IC. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _gl[=o]ssa_, _gl[=o]tta_, tongue.]

PROGNATHOUS, prog'n[=a]-thus, _adj._ having jaws projecting far forward--also PROGNATH'IC.--_n._ PROG'NATHISM. [Gr. _pro_, forward, _gnathos_, a jaw.]

PROGNOSIS, prog-n[=o]'sis, _n._ foreknowledge: (_med._) the act or art of foretelling the course of a disease from the symptoms: the opinion thus formed.--_n._ PROGNOS'TIC, a foreshowing: a foretelling: an indication: a presage.--_adj._ foreknowing: foreshowing: indicating what is to happen by signs or symptoms.--_v.t._ PROGNOS'TIC[=A]TE, to foreshow: to foretell: to indicate as future by signs.--_n._ PROGNOSTIC[=A]'TION, the act of prognosticating or foretelling something future by present signs: a foretoken or previous sign.--_adj._ PROGNOS'TIC[=A]TIVE.--_n._ PROGNOS'TIC[=A]TOR, a predictor of future events, esp. a weather prophet. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _gign[=o]skein_, to know.]

PROGRAMME, PROGRAM, pr[=o]'gram, _n._ a public notice in writing: an outline of subjects and the order in which they are to be taken up at a meeting, exhibition, concert, &c.: a preliminary outline.--_n._ PR[=O]'GRAMMER, one who makes up a programme.--PROGRAMME MUSIC, music meant to give the hearers, by means of instruments, without words, the impressions of scenes and incidents. [Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _programma_--_pro_, before, _graphein_, to write.]

PROGRESS, prog'res, _n._ a going forward or onward: advance: improvement of any kind: proficiency: course: passage from place to place: procession: a journey of state: a circuit.--_v.i._ PR[=O]GRESS', to go forward: to make progress: to grow better: to proceed: to advance: to improve.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to move or push forward.--_n._ PR[=O]GRES'SION, motion onward: act or state of moving onward: progress: regular and gradual advance: increase or decrease of numbers or magnitudes according to a fixed law: (_mus._) a regular succession of chords or the movements of the parts in harmony.--_adj._ PR[=O]GRES'SIONAL.--_ns._ PR[=O]GRES'SIONIST, PROG'RESSIST, one who believes in the progress of society and its future perfection: one who believes in the development of animals and plants from one simple form.--_adj._ PR[=O]GRESS'IVE, progressing or moving forward: advancing gradually: improving.--_n._ one in favour of reform.--_adv._ PR[=O]GRESS'IVELY.--_n._ PR[=O]GRESS'IVENESS.--ARITHMETICAL PROGRESSION (see ARITHMETIC); GEOMETRICAL PROGRESSION, a series of numbers or quantities in which each succeeding one is produced by _multiplying_ or _dividing_ the preceding one by a fixed number or quantity, as 1, 4, 16, 64, &c., or 18, 6, 2; HARMONIC PROGRESSION (see HARMONIC); MUSICAL PROGRESSION, the regular succession of chords or the movement of the parts of a musical composition in harmony, where the key continues unchanged. [Fr.,--L. _progressus_--_progredi_, to go forward--_pro_, forward, _gradi_, to go.]

PROGYMNASIUM, pr[=o]-jim-n[=a]'zi-um, _n._ in Germany, a classical school in which the higher classes are wanting: a school preparatory to a gymnasium.

PROHIBIT, pr[=o]-hib'it, _v.t._ to hinder: to check or repress: to prevent: to forbid: to interdict by authority.--_ns._ PROHIB'ITER; PROHIBI'TION, the act of prohibiting, forbidding, or interdicting: an interdict: the forbidding by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks; PROHIB'ITIONISM; PROHIBI'TIONIST, one who favours prohibitory duties in commerce: one who advocates the forbidding by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks.--_adj._ PROHIB'ITIVE.--_adv._ PROHIB'ITIVELY.--_adj._ PROHIB'ITORY, that prohibits or forbids: forbidding.--PROHIBITED DEGREES (see FORBIDDEN DEGREES, under DEGREE).--WRIT OF PROHIBITION (_law_), a writ from a superior tribunal staying proceedings in a lower court: (_Scots law_) a clause in a deed of entail forbidding the heir to sell the estate, contract debt, &c. [L. _prohib[=e]re_, _prohibitum_--_pro_, before, _hab[=e]re_, to have.]

PROIN, proin, _v.t._ an obsolete form of _prune_.

PRO INDIVISO, pr[=o] in-di-v[=i]'so, (_law_) applied to rights which two or more persons hold in common.

PROJECT, pr[=o]j'ekt, _n._ a plan: a scheme: contrivance. [O. Fr. _project_ (Fr. _projet_)--L. _projectum_--_pro_, before, _jac[)e]re_, to throw.]

PROJECT, pr[=o]-jekt', _v.t._ to throw out or forward: to cast forward in the mind: to contrive or devise: to exhibit (as in a mirror): to draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure: to exhibit in relief.--_v.i._ to shoot forward: to jut out: to be prominent.--_adj._ PROJEC'TILE, projecting or throwing forward: impelling or impelled forward: that can be thrust forward.--_n._ a body projected by force, esp. through the air: a cannon or rifle ball.--_adj._ PROJEC'TING.--_n._ PROJEC'TION, the act of projecting: that which juts out: a plan or design: a delineation: a representation of any object on a plane, esp. (_geom._) the earth's surface: (_alch._) the act of throwing anything into a crucible, hence the act or result of transmutation of metals: the crisis of any process, esp. a culinary process.--_adj._ PROJEC'TIVE, produced by projection: (_geom._) capable, as two plane figures, of being derived from one another by a number of projections and sections.--_ns._ PROJECTIV'ITY; PROJECT'MENT (_rare_), design; PROJEC'TOR, one who projects or forms schemes: a parabolic mirror: a camera for throwing an image on a screen; PROJEC'TURE, a jutting out beyond the main line or surface.--MERCATOR'S PROJECTION, a map of the world with meridian lines which are straight and parallel, and with parallels of latitude at distances from each other, increasing towards the poles, invented by the Flemish cosmographer, _Mercator_, in 1550.

PROKER, pr[=o]'ker, _n._ (_prov._) a poker.

PROLAPSE, pr[=o]-laps', _n._ (_med._) a falling down, or out, of some part of the body from the position which it usually occupies--also PROLAP'SUS.--_v.i._ to fall down: to protrude. [L. _prolabi_, _prolapsus_, to fall forward--_pro_, forward, _labi_, to fall.]

PROLATE, pr[=o]'l[=a]t, _adj._ extended lengthwise: having the diameter between the poles longer than at right angles to it, as a spheroid.--_ns._ PROL[=A]TE'NESS, PROL[=A]'TION, a bringing forth: pronunciation: delay: (_mus._) a division. [L. _prolatus_, pa.p. of _proferre_, to bring forward--_pro_, forth, _ferre_, to bear.]

PROLEG, pr[=o]'leg, _n._ one of the abdominal limbs of the larvæ of insects.

PROLEGOMENA, pr[=o]-leg-om'en-a, _n.pl._ an introduction to a treatise:--_sing._ PROLEGOM'ENON.--_adjs._ PROLEGOM'ENARY, PROLEGOM'ENOUS, prefatory: prolix. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _legein_, to say.]

PROLEPSIS, pr[=o]-lep'sis, _n._ (_rhet._) a figure by which objections are anticipated and answered: the dating of an event before its proper time:--_pl._ PROLEP'S[=E]S.--_adjs._ PROLEP'TIC, -AL.--_adv._ PROLEP'TICALLY. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _lambanein_, to take.]

PROLETARIAN, pr[=o]-le-t[=a]'ri-an, _adj._ belonging to the poorest labouring class: having little or no property: plebeian: vulgar.--_n._ a member of the poorest class--also PROLETAIRE', PR[=O]'LETARY.--_adj._ PROLET[=A]'NEOUS, having numerous offspring.--_ns._ PROLET[=A]'RIANISM, the condition of the poorest classes; PROLET[=A]'RIAT, -E, the lowest class. [L. _proletarius_ (in ancient Rome), a citizen of the sixth and lowest class, who served the state not with his property, but with his children--_proles_, offspring.]

PROLICIDE, pr[=o]'li-s[=i]d, _n._ infanticide.

PROLIFERATE, pr[=o]-lif'e-r[=a]t, _v.i._ to grow by multiplication of elementary parts: (_zool._) to reproduce by proliferation.--_v.t._ to bear by reproduction.--_n._ PROLIFER[=A]'TION, the birth and growth of generative zoöids.--_adjs._ PROLIF'ER[=A]TIVE, PROLIF'EROUS.--_adv._ PROLIF'EROUSLY. [L. _proles_, progeny, _ferre_, to bear.]

PROLIFIC, -AL, pr[=o]-lif'ik, -al, _adj._ bringing forth offspring: producing young or fruit: productive: bringing about results: (_bot._) applied to a flower from which another is produced.--_ns._ PROLIF'ICACY, PROLIF'ICNESS.--_adv._ PROLIF'ICALLY.--_n._ PROLIFIC[=A]'TION, the generation of young animals or plants: (_bot._) development of a shoot from an organ normally ultimate. [Fr. _prolifique_--L. _proles_ (for _pro-oles_), offspring, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]

PROLIX, pr[=o]'liks, _adj._ tedious: long and wordy: dwelling too long on particulars: (_obs._) long.--_adj._ PROLIX'IOUS (_Shak._), dilatory, tedious.--_ns._ PROLIX'ITY, PROLIX'NESS.--_adv._ PROLIX'LY. [Fr. _prolixe_--L. _prolixus_--_pro_, forward, _liqui_, to flow.]

PROLL, pr[=o]l, _v.i._ (_Spens._) to prowl, rob. [_Prowl._]

PROLOCUTOR, pr[=o]-lok'[=u]-tor, _n._ the chairman of a convocation, or meeting of clergy: (_rare_) a spokesman:--_fem._ PR[=O]LOC'UTRIX.--_n._ PR[=O]LOC'UTORSHIP. [L., _pro_, before, _loqui_, _locutus_, to speak.]

PROLOGUE, pr[=o]'log, _n._ a preface: the introductory verses before a play: (_Shak._) the speaker of a prologue.--_v.t._ to introduce with a prologue or preface.--_v.i._ PR[=O]'LOGISE, -UISE, to deliver a prologue. [Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _prologos_--_pro_, before, _logos_, speech.]

PROLONG, pr[=o]-long', _v.t._ to lengthen out: (_Shak._) to put off to another time: to continue.--_v.i._ to lengthen out.--_v.t._ PROLONG'[=A]TE, to lengthen.--_ns._ PROLONG[=A]'TION, act of prolonging in space or time: the additional length made by prolonging; PROLONG'ER. [Fr. _prolonger_--L. _prolong[=a]re_--_pro_, forward, _longus_, long.]

PROLONGE, pr[=o]-lonj', _n._ a hemp rope consisting of three pieces joined by two open rings, and having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other. [Fr.]

PROLUSION, pr[=o]-l[=u]'zhun, _n._ a prelude, introduction: an essay preparatory to a more solid treatise. [L.,--_pro_, before, _lud[)e]re_, _lusum_, to play.]

PROMACHOS, prom'a-kos, _n._ a deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state. [Gr.]

PROMENADE, prom-e-näd', or -n[=a]d', _n._ a walk for pleasure, show, or exercise: a place for walking.--_v.i._ to walk for amusement, show, or exercise.--_n._ PROMENÄ'DER.--PROMENADE CONCERT, an entertainment in which the audience promenades or dances during the music. [Fr.,--from (_se_) _promener_, to walk--L. _promin[=a]re_, to drive forwards--_pro_, forward, _min[=a]re_, to drive.]

PROMETHEAN, pr[=o]-m[=e]'th[=e]-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Prometheus_, who stole fire from heaven, for which Zeus chained him to a rock, to be tortured by a vulture.--_n._ a glass tube containing sulphuric acid and an inflammable mixture: a kind of lucifer-match.--_n._ PROM[=E]'THEUS, a large silk-spinning moth. [Gr., lit. 'forethinker;' or Sans. _pramantha_, a fire-stick.]

PROMINENT, prom'i-nent, _adj._ standing out beyond the line or surface of something: projecting: most easily seen: conspicuous: principal: eminent: distinguished.--_ns._ PROM'INENCE, PROM'INENCY, state or quality of being prominent: conspicuousness: distinction.--_adv._ PROM'INENTLY. [Fr.,--L. _promin[=e]re_, to jut forth--_pro_, forth, _min[=e]re_, to jut.]

PROMISCUOUS, pr[=o]-mis'k[=u]-us, _adj._ mixed: confused: collected together without order: indiscriminate: not restricted to one individual: (_prov._) casual, accidental.--_n._ PROMISC[=U]'ITY, mixture without order or distinction: promiscuous sexual intercourse.--_adv._ PROMIS'CUOUSLY.--_n._ PROMIS'CUOUSNESS. [L. _promiscuus_--_pro_, inten., _misc[=e]re_, to mix.]

PROMISE, prom'is, _n._ an engagement made by a person either verbally or in writing to do or keep from doing something: expectation or that which causes expectation: a ground for hope of future excellence: (_rare_) fulfilment of what is promised.--_v.t._ to make an engagement to do or not to do something: to afford reason to expect: to assure: to engage to bestow.--_v.i._ to assure one by a promise: to afford hopes or expectations: (_rare_) to stand sponsor.--_ns._ PROM'ISE-BREACH (_Shak._), violation of promise; PROM'ISE-BREAK'ER (_Shak._), a violator of promises.--_adj._ PROM'ISE-CRAMMED (_Shak._), crammed or filled with promises.--_ns._ PROMIS[=EE]', the person to whom a promise is made; PROM'ISER, PROM'ISOR.--_adj._ PROM'ISING, affording ground for hope or expectation: likely to turn out well.--_advs._ PROM'ISINGLY; PROM'ISSORILY.--_adj._ PROM'ISSORY, containing a promise of some engagement to be fulfilled.--_n._ PROM'ISSORY-NOTE, a note by one person promising to pay a sum of money to another, or to bearer, at a certain date, or at sight, or on demand.--PROMISED LAND, the land promised by God to Abraham and his seed: Canaan: heaven.--BE PROMISED (_rare_), to have an engagement; BREACH OF PROMISE (see BREACH); CONDITIONAL PROMISE, a promise of which the obligation depends on certain conditions--opp. to _Absolute promise_; EXPRESS PROMISE, a promise expressed orally or in writing; THE PROMISE, the assurance of God to Abraham that his descendants should become the chosen people. [Fr. _promesse_--L. _promissa_, _promitt[)e]re_, to send forward--_pro_, forward, _mitt[)e]re_, to send.]

PROMONTORY, prom'on-tor-i, _n._ a headland or high cape jutting out into the sea: (_anat._) a projection on the sacrum: a rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear. [L. _promontorium_--_pro_, forward, _mons_, _montis_, a mountain.]

PROMOTE, pr[=o]-m[=o]t', _v.t._ to move forward: to help on the growth or improvement of anything: to advance: to further: to encourage: to raise to a higher position: to elevate.--_ns._ PROM[=O]'TER; PROM[=O]'TION, the act of promoting: advancement in rank or in honour: encouragement: preferment.--_adj._ PROM[=O]'TIVE.--BE ON ONE'S PROMOTION, to have right or hope of promotion: to be on good behaviour with a view to chances of promotion. [L. _promotus_, pa.p. of _promov[=e]re_--_pro_, forward, _mov[=e]re_, to move.]

PROMPT, promt, _adj._ prepared: ready and willing: acting with alacrity: cheerful: unhesitating: (_obs._) inclined, disposed.--_v.t._ to incite: to move to action: to assist a speaker when at a loss for words: to suggest to the mind.--_n._ a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on the _prompt-note_, the note of reminder.--_ns._ PROMPT'-BOOK, a copy of a play arranged for the prompter's use; PROMPT'ER; PROMPT'ING, the act of prompting or suggesting: that which is prompted or suggested; PROMPT'IT[=U]DE, promptness: readiness: willingness: quickness of decision and action.--_adv._ PROMPT'LY.--_ns._ PROMPT'NESS; PROMPT'[=U]ARY, a magazine, repository, a handbook; PROMPT'[=U]RE (_Shak._), suggestion: instigation. [Fr.,--L. _promptus_--_pr[=o]m[)e]re_, to bring forward--_pro_, forth, _em[)e]re_, to bring.]

PROMULGATE, pr[=o]-mul'g[=a]t, _v.t._ to publish: to proclaim: to make widely known--(_arch._) PROMULGE'.--_ns._ PROMULG[=A]'TION, act of promulgating: publication: open declaration: (_law_) the first official publication of a new law; PROM'ULG[=A]TOR. [L. _promulg[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_.]

PROMUSCIS, pr[=o]-mus'is, _n._ a proboscis, esp. of hemipters.--_adj._ PROMUS'CID[=A]TE, like or having a promuscis.

PRONAOS, pr[=o]-n[=a]'os, _n._ the open porch in front of a temple. [Gr., _pro_, before, _naos_, a temple.]

PRONATION, pr[=o]-n[=a]'shun, _n._ the act of turning the palm of the hand downwards--opp. to _Supination_.--_v.t._ PR[=O]'NATE, to turn the palm downwards effected by means of the pronator muscle.--_n._ PRON[=A]'TOR, a muscle of the forearm by which pronation is effected. [L. _pron[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to lead forward--_pronus_.]

PRONE, pr[=o]n, _adj._ with the face downward: bending forward: headlong: disposed: inclined or sloping.--_adv._ PRONE'LY.--_n._ PRONE'NESS. [O. Fr.,--L. _pronus_; cog. with Gr. _pr[=e]n[=e]s_, prone.]

PRONG, prong, _n._ the spike of a fork or similar instrument: one of several points or projections, as on an antler.--_v.t._ to stab with a prong.--_adj._ PRONGED, having prongs.--_n._ PRONG'-HOE.--_adj._ PRONG'-HORN, having horns with a prong.--_n._ the prong-buck or cabrit, the American antelope. [Nasalised form of Prov. Eng. _prog_, to prick--W. _procio_; cf. Gael. _brog_, to goad, _brog_, an awl.]

PRONOMINAL. See PRONOUN.

PRONONCÉ, pr[=o]-nong-s[=a]', _adj._ decided: self-asserting:--_fem._ PRONONCÉE. [Fr.; cf. _Pronounce_.]

PRONOTUM, pr[=o]-n[=o]'tum, _n._ the tergal portion of the prothorax in the Insecta:--_pl._ PRON[=O]'TA.--_adj._ PRON[=O]'TAL. [Gr. _pro_, before, _n[=o]tos_, back.]

PRONOUN, pr[=o]'nown, _n._ a word used instead of a noun.--_adj._ PRONOM'INAL, belonging to, or of the nature of, a pronoun.--_adv._ PRONOM'INALLY.

PRONOUNCE, pr[=o]-nowns', _v.t._ to make known by speaking: to utter with the proper sound and accent: to speak distinctly: to utter formally: to utter rhetorically: to declare.--_v.i._ to utter confidently: to utter words.--_adjs._ PRONOUNCE'ABLE, capable of being pronounced; PRONOUNCED', marked with emphasis: marked.--_adv._ PRONOUN'CEDLY.--_ns._ PRONOUNCE'MENT, act of pronouncing: an announcement or proclamation; PRONOUN'CER.--_adjs._ PRONOUN'CING, PRONUN'CIAL, giving or marking pronunciation.--_n._ PRONUNCI[=A]'TION, act or mode of pronouncing: art of speaking distinctly and correctly: utterance. [Fr. _prononcer_--L. _pronunti[=a]re_--_pro_, forth, _nunci[=a]re_, to announce--_nuntius_, a messenger.]

PRONUNCIAMENTO, pr[=o]-nun-si-a-men'to, _n._ a manifesto: a formal proclamation. [Sp.]

PROOEMIUM, pr[=o]-[=e]'mi-um, _n._ same as PROEM--also PROE'MION: (_rhet._) exordium.--_adj._ PROOE'MISE.

PROOF, pr[=oo]f, _n._ that which proves or establishes the truth of anything: test: (_obs._) experience: experiment: any process to discover or establish a truth: that which convinces: demonstration: evidence which convinces the mind: state of having been proved: (_pl._) in equity practice, the instruments of evidence in their documentary form: (_Scots law_) the taking of evidence by a judge upon an issue framed in pleading: a test, hence 'Armour of proof,' armour proved to be trustworthy: (_arith._) an operation checking the accuracy of a calculation: firmness of mind: a certain strength of alcoholic spirits: (_print._) an impression taken for correction, also 'proof-sheet:' an early impression of an engraving--'proof before letter'=one taken before the title is engraved on the plate: (_phot._) the first print from a negative.--_adj._ firm in resisting: noting alcoholic liquors having the specific gravity 0.920:--_pl._ PROOFS.--_ns._ PROOF'-ARM'OUR, armour proved to be able to resist ordinary weapons; PROOF'-CHARGE, an extraordinary amount of powder and shot put into a gun to test its strength; PROOF'-HOUSE, a house fitted up for proving the barrels of firearms; PROOF'-LEAF (same as PROOF-SHEET).--_adj._ PROOF'LESS, wanting proof or evidence.--_ns._ PROOF'-MARK, a mark stamped on a gun to show that it has stood the test; PROOF'-READ'ER, a person who reads printed proofs to discover and correct errors; PROOF'-SHEET, an impression taken on a slip of paper for correction before printing finally; PROOF'-SPIR'IT, a mixture containing fixed proportions of alcohol and water--nearly half its weight and fully half its volume of alcohol; PROOF'-TEXT, a passage of Scripture held to prove a certain doctrine.--ARTIST'S PROOF, a first impression from an engraved plate or block; BURDEN OF PROOF (see BURDEN); INDIA PROOF (see INDIAN). [O. Fr. _prove_ (Fr. _preuve_)--L. _prob[=a]re_, to prove.]

PROOSTRACUM, pr[=o]-os'tra-kum, _n._ the forward continuation of the guard or rostrum in the Belemnites. [Gr. _pro_, before, _ostrakon_, shell.]

PROOTIC, pr[=o]-ot'ik, _n._ a bone developed in some vertebrata in front of the ear--also _adj._ [Gr. _pro_, before, _ous_, _[=o]tos_, ear.]

PROP, prop, _n._ anything on which a weight rests for support: a support: a stay.--_v.t._ to keep from falling by means of something placed under or against: to support or to sustain in any way:--_pr.p._ prop'ping; _pa.t_. and _pa.p._ propped.--_n._ PROP'PAGE. [Allied to Sw. _propp_, Ger. _propf_, a stopper; some connect also with Ger. _pfropf_, a graft--L. _propago_, a set, layer.]

PROPÆDEUTIC, -AL, pr[=o]-p[=e]-d[=u]'tik, -al, _adj._ pertaining to preliminary instruction.--_n._ PROPÆDE[=U]'TIC, a preliminary branch of knowledge: (_pl._) the introduction to an art or science. [Gr. _pro_, before, _paideuein_, to teach.]

PROPAGATE, prop'a-g[=a]t, _v.t._ to increase by generation or other natural process: to multiply plants by layers: to extend: to produce: to impel forward in space, as sound, light, energy, &c.: to spread from one to another: to promote: to extend the knowledge of: (_obs._) to increase.--_v.i._ to be produced or multiplied: to have young.--_adj._ PROP'AGABLE, that can be propagated or increased by generation or other natural process.--_ns._ PROPAGAN'DA, PROP'AGAND, a committee (_congregatio de propaganda fide_) at Rome charged with the management of the R.C. missions: any association for the spread of opinions and principles, esp. such as are opposed to the existing government; PROPAGAND'ISM, practice of propagating tenets or principles: zeal in spreading one's opinions: proselytism; PROPAGAND'IST, one who devotes himself to propagandism; PROPAG[=A]'TION, act of propagating: the spreading or extension of anything, as light, sound, energy, &c.: increase: enlargement.--_adj._ PROP'AG[=A]TIVE.--_ns._ PROP'AG[=A]TOR; PROPAGAT[=O]'RIUM (_biol._), the reproductive apparatus.--_adj._ PROP'AG[=A]TORY.--_ns._ PROP[=A]'GO, a layer or branch laid down to root; PROPAG'[=U]LUM, a runner or sucker ending in an expanded bud: a gemma or bud affecting asexual propagation in many algæ. [L. _prop[=a]g[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, conn. with _pro-p[=a]g-o_, a layer.]

PROPALE, pr[=o]-p[=a]l', _v.t._ to disclose.

PROPALINAL, pr[=o]-pal'i-nal, _adj._ moving backward and forward, as the under jaw in mastication. [L. _pro_, forward, Gr. _palin_, backward.]

PROPAROXYTONE, pr[=o]-par-ok'si-t[=o]n, _adj._ having the acute accent on the antepenultimate or third last syllable.--_n._ a word having the acute accent on the antepenultimate.

PROPEL, pr[=o]-pel', _v.t._ to drive forward: to urge onward by force:--_pr.p._ propel'ling; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ propelled'.--_n._ PROPEL'LANT, that which drives forward.--_adj._ PROPEL'LENT.--_ns._ PROPEL'LER, one who, or that which, propels: any kind of mechanism for moving a ship through the water, by a paddle-wheel, oar, screw, &c.: a vessel thus propelled: a spinning-bait; PROPEL'MENT, act of propelling: propelling mechanism. [L. _pro_, forward, _pell[)e]re_, to drive.]

PROPEND, pr[=o]-pend', _v.i._ (_Shak._) to lean toward: to be in favour of anything.--_adj._ PROPEND'ENT. [L. _propend[=e]re_--_pro_, forward, _pend[=e]re_, _pensum_, to hang.]

PROPENSE. pr[=o]-pens', _adj._ leaning towards in a moral sense: inclined: disposed.--_adv._ PROPENSE'LY.--_ns._ PROPENSE'NESS, PROPENS'ITY, inclination of mind: tendency to good or evil: disposition; PROPEN'SION, tendency to move in a certain direction.--_adj._ PROPEN'SIVE. [L. _propensus_, hanging forward.]

PROPER, prop'[.e]r, _adj._ one's own: fitted for a person's nature or qualities: peculiar: belonging to only one of a species (as a name): natural: suitable: correct: just: right: becoming: (_B._) comely, pretty: in liturgics, used only on a particular day or festival.--_n._ something set apart for a special use.--_adv._ (_coll._) very, exceedingly.--_adv._ PROP'ERLY, in a proper manner: (_coll._) entirely, extremely.--_n._ PROP'ERNESS.--PROPERLY SPEAKING, in the strict sense: speaking without qualification. [Fr. _propre_--L. _proprius_, one's own, akin to _prope_, near.]

PROPERISPOMENON, pr[=o]-per-i-sp[=o]m'e-non, _n._ a word with the circumflex accent on the penult. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _peri_, round, _sp[=a]n_, to draw.]

PROPERTY, prop'[.e]r-ti, _n._ that which is proper to any person or thing: a quality which is always present: any quality: that which is one's own: an estate: right of possessing, employing, &c.: ownership: (_Shak._) individuality: (_pl._) articles required by actors in a play.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to invest with certain properties: to make a tool of, appropriate.--_adj._ PROP'ERTIED, possessed of property or possessions.--_ns._ PROP'ERTY-MAN, -MAS'TER, one who has charge of the stage properties in a theatre; PROP'ERTY-ROOM, the room in which the stage properties of a theatre are kept; PROP'ERTY-TAX, a tax paid by persons possessed of property, at the rate of so much per cent. on its value.--MOVABLE or PERSONAL PROPERTY, property that may attend the person of the owner, movables; PRIVATE PROPERTY, that which belongs to an individual for his personal disposition and use--opp. to PUBLIC PROPERTY; REAL PROPERTY, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, real estate; QUALIFIED PROPERTY, the right a man has in reclaimed wild animals--also called SPECIAL PROPERTY: such right as a bailee has in the chattel transferred to him by the bailment. [O. Fr. _properte_--a doublet of _propriety_.]

PROPHASIS, prof'a-sis, _n._ prognosis. [Gr.]

PROPHECY, prof'e-si, _n._ a prediction: public interpretation of Scripture: instruction: (_B._) a book of prophecies. [O. Fr. _prophecie_--L. _prophet[=i]a_--Gr. _proph[=e]teia_--_proph[=e]t[=e]s_.]

PROPHESY, prof'e-s[=i], _v.t._ to foretell: to predict.--_v.i._ (_B._) to exhort: to expound religious subjects.--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ proph'es[=i]ed.--_ns._ PROPH'ES[=I]ER; PROPH'ESYING. [_s_ has been arbitrarily substituted for _c_, to distinguish the verb from the noun.]

PROPHET, prof'et, _n._ one who proclaims or interprets the will of God: one who announces things to come: one who predicts or foretells events: (_B._) one inspired by God to warn and teach: (_pl._) the writings of the prophets.--_n.fem._ PROPH'ETESS.--_ns._ PROPH'ETHOOD, PROPH'ETSHIP, quality, office of a prophet.--_adjs._ PROPHET'IC, -AL, pertaining to a prophet: containing prophecy: foreseeing or foretelling events.--_adv._ PROPHET'ICALLY.--_n._ PROPH'ETISM.--PROPHETIC OFFICE, the office of a prophet.--FORMER PROPHETS, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings; LATTER PROPHETS, the prophets properly so called; MAJOR PROPHETS, the prophets whose books come before that of Hosea; MINOR PROPHETS, the prophets from Hosea to Malachi; SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS, a school among the ancient Jews for training young men as teachers of the people; THE PROPHETS, one of the three divisions into which the ancient Jews divided their Scriptures--consisting of the _former_ and the _latter_ prophets (see above). [Fr.,--L. _proph[=e]ta_--Gr. _proph[=e]t[=e]s_--_pro_, before, in behalf of, _ph[=e]-mi_, _phanai_, to speak.]

PROPHYLACTIC, prof-i-lak'tik, _adj._ guarding against: defending from disease.--_n._ a medicine which wards off disease.--_n._ PROPHYLAX'IS. [Gr. _pro_, before, _phylassein_, to guard.]

PROPINE, pr[=o]-p[=i]n', _v.t._ to pledge in drinking: to present, guarantee.--_n._ (_obs._) money given as drink-money, any pledge or gift: the power of giving.--_n._ PROPIN[=A]'TION, act of drinking healths. [O. Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _propinein_, _pro_, before, _pinein_, to drink.]

PROPINQUITY, pr[=o]-ping'kwi-ti, _n._ nearness in time, place, or blood: proximity: neighbourhood.--_v.i._ PROPINQ'UATE, to approach. [L. _propinquitas_--_propinquu_s, near--_prope_, near.]

PROPITIATE, pr[=o]-pish'i-[=a]t, _v.t._ to make propitious: to render favourable.--_v.i._ to make propitiation: to atone.--_adj._ PROPI'TIABLE, that maybe propitiated or rendered favourable.--_ns._ PROPITI[=A]'TION, act of propitiating: (_theol._) that which propitiates: atonement: the death of Christ as a ground of the forgiveness of sin; PROPI'TI[=A]TOR.--_adv._ PROPI'TIATORILY.--_adj._ PROPI'TI[=A]TORY, having power to propitiate: expiatory.--_n._ the Jewish mercy-seat.--_adj._ PROPI'TIOUS, favourable: disposed to be gracious or merciful: ready to forgive.--_adv._ PROPI'TIOUSLY.--_n._ PROPI'TIOUSNESS. [L. _propiti[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to make favourable--_propitius_, well disposed; orig. perh. an augur's term with reference to the flying of birds--_pro_, forward, _pet[)e]re_, to seek, orig. fly; by others conn. with _prope_, near.]

PROPLASM, pr[=o]'plazm, _n._ a mould, matrix.--_adj._ PROPLAS'TIC, forming a mould.

PROPODITE, prop'[=o]-d[=i]t, _n._ the sixth joint of the typical limb of a Crustacean.

PROPODIUM, pr[=o]-p[=o]'di-um, _n._ the anterior division of the foot in some Gasteropoda and Pteropoda. [Gr. _pro_, before, _pous_, _podos_, the foot.]

PROPOLIS, prop'[=o]-lis, _n._ a red, resinous, odorous substance like wax collected by bees and used to stop crevices in the hive, strengthen cells, &c. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _polis_, city.]

PROPONENT, pr[=o]-p[=o]'nent, _adj._ proposing.--_n._ one who makes a proposal or proposition: (_law_) one who propounds a will for probate.

PROPORTION, pr[=o]-p[=o]r'shun, _n._ the relation of one thing to another in regard to magnitude: fitness of parts to each other: symmetrical arrangement: (_math._) the identity or equality of ratios: the 'rule of three,' in which three terms are given to find a fourth: equal or just share: (_obs._) form, figure.--_v.t._ to adjust: to form symmetrically: to correspond to: to divide into proper shares.--_adj._ PROPOR'TIONABLE, that may be proportioned: having a proper proportion.--_n._ PROPOR'TIONABLENESS.--_adv._ PROPOR'TIONABLY.--_adj._ PROPOR'TIONAL, having a due proportion: relating to proportion: (_math._) having the same or a constant ratio.--_n._ (_math._) a number or quantity in a proportion.--_n._ PROPORTIONAL'ITY.--_adv._ PROPOR'TIONALLY.--_adj_. PROPOR'TIONATE, adjusted according to a proportion: proportional.--_v.t._ to make proportional: to adjust in proportion.--_adv._ PROPOR'TIONATELY.--_ns._ PROPOR'TIONATENESS, the quality of being adjusted according to settled rates or comparative relation; PROPOR'TIONING, adjustment of proportions.--_adj._ PROPOR'TIONLESS, without proportion or symmetry of parts.--PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION, representation in a parliament, &c., according to the number of electors in an electoral district.--COMPOUND PROPORTION, a proportion between two quantities, each of which is the product of two or more, those of the first set being in their order proportional to those of the other; IN PROPORTION, in the degree or measure, according; INVERSE, or RECIPROCAL, PROPORTION, an equality of ratio between two quantities and the reciprocals of other two, as 6 : 3 = ½ : ¼. [L. _proportio_--_pro_, in comparison with, _portio_, _portionis_, part, share.]

PROPOSE, pr[=o]-p[=o]z', _v.t._ to put forward or offer for consideration, &c.: to purpose or intend: (_obs._) to place out, state, utter, discourse: (_Shak._) to face, confront.--_v.i._ to form an intention or design: to offer, especially marriage: (_Shak._) to converse--_n._ (_obs._) talk, discourse.--_n._ PROP[=O]'SAL, anything proposed: terms or conditions proposed.--_n._ PROP[=O]'SER. [Fr.,--pfx. _pro-_, _poser_, to place.]

PROPOSITION, prop-[=o]-zish'un, _n._ a placing before: offer of terms: that which is proposed: the act of stating anything: that which is stated: (_gram._ and _logic_) a complete sentence, or one which affirms or denies something: (_math._) a theorem or problem to be demonstrated or solved.--_adj._ PROPOSI'TIONAL, pertaining to, or of the nature of, a proposition: considered as a proposition. [Fr.,--L. _propositio_.]

PROPOUND, pr[=o]-pownd', _v.t._ to offer for consideration: to exhibit.--_n._ PROPOUND'ER. [Orig. _propone_--L.,--_pro_, forth, _pon[)e]re_, to place.]

PROPRÆTOR, PROPRETOR, pr[=o]-pr[=e]'tor, _n._ a magistrate of ancient Rome, who, after acting as prætor in Rome, was appointed to the government of a province.

PROPRIETOR, pr[=o]-pr[=i]'e-tor, _n._ one who has anything as his property: an owner:--_fem._ PROPR[=I]'ETRESS, PROPR[=I]'ETRIX.--_adjs._ PROPR[=I]'ETARY, PROPRIET[=O]'RIAL, belonging to a proprietor.--_n._ PROPR[=I]'ETARY, a proprietor, owner: a body of proprietors: the rights of a proprietor.--_n._ PROPR[=I]'ETORSHIP, state or right of a proprietor: ownership.--PROPRIETARY RIGHT, the right of a proprietor: the common-law right of a playwright to control production or representation of his drama so long as unpublished: the right when protected by copyright after publication.

PROPRIETY, pr[=o]-pr[=i]'e-ti, _n._ a person's right of possession: state of being proper or right: agreement with established principles or customs: fitness: accuracy: property: (_obs._) individuality.--THE PROPRIETIES, conventional customs of society. [Fr.,--L. _proprietas_--_proprius_, one's own.]

PROPRIUM, pr[=o]'pri-um, _n._ selfhood.

PROPROCTOR, pr[=o]-prok'tor, _n._ a substitute or assistant proctor.

PROPTERYGIUM, pr[=o]-t[=e]-rij'i-um, _n._ the anterior basal cartilage of the fins in the _Elasmobranchii_:--_pl._ PROPTERY'GIA.--_adj._ PROPTERY'GIAL. [L. _pro_, before, L.,--Gr. _pterygion_, a fin, _pteron_, a wing.]

PROPUGNATION, pr[=o]-pug-n[=a]'shun, _n._ (_Shak._) defence. [L., _pro_, for, _pugn[=a]re_, to fight.]

PROPULSION, pr[=o]-pul'shun, _n._ act of propelling: a driving forward.--_adjs._ PROPUL'SIVE, PROPUL'SORY, tending or having power to propel. [Low L. _propulsio_--L. _propell[)e]re_, _propulsum_, to push forward.]

PROPYLÆUM, pr[=o]-pi-l[=e]'um, _n._ a gateway of architectural importance, leading into a temple, &c.:--_pl._ PROPYLÆ'A.--_n._ PR[=O]'PYLON, a monumental gateway before the entrance of an ancient Egyptian temple, &c. [Gr. _pro_, before, _pyl[=e]_, a gate.]

PRO RATA, pr[=o] r[=a]'ta, according to one's share: in proportion.--_v.t._ PROR[=A]TE', to assess pro rata.

PRORE, pr[=o]r, _n._ Same as PROW.

PRORECTOR, pr[=o]-rek'tor, _n._ a substitute or assistant rector.

PRO RE NATA, pr[=o] r[=e] n[=a]'ta, dealing with something that arises unexpectedly or out of due course, for special business. [L. _pro_, for, _re_, abl. of _res_, thing, _nata_, abl. fem. of _natus_, born.]

PROROGUE, pr[=o]-r[=o]g', _v.t._ to bring the meetings of parliament to an end for a time: to put off from one session to another:--_pr.p._ pror[=o]g'uing: _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ pror[=o]gued'.--_v.t._ PR[=O]'ROG[=A]TE.--_n._ PROROG[=A]'TION, act of proroguing: a lengthening out: a putting off to another time, esp. the bringing to an end of a session of parliament. [Fr.,--L. _prorog[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_pro_, forward, _rog[=a]re_, to ask.]

PRORSAD, pror'sad, _adv._ (_anat._) forward.--_adj._ PROR'SAL, anterior.

PROSAIC, -AL, pr[=o]-z[=a]'ik, -al, _adj._ pertaining to prose: like prose: commonplace in style, manner, or thought: dull.--_adv._ PROS[=A]'ICALLY.--_ns._ PROS[=A]'ICISM, PROS[=A]'ICNESS, quality of being prosaic; PR[=O]'SAISM, a prose idiom: a prosaic phrase; PR[=O]'SAIST, a writer of prose: a commonplace person.

PROSCENIUM, pr[=o]-s[=e]'ni-um, _n._ the front part of the stage: the curtain and its framework. [L.,--Gr. _prosk[=e]nion_--_pro_, before, _sk[=e]n[=e]_, the stage.]

PROSCRIBE, pr[=o]-skr[=i]b', _v.t._ to publish the names of persons to be punished: to put beyond the protection of law: to banish: to prohibit: to denounce, as doctrine.--_ns._ PR[=O]SCRIB'ER; PR[=O]'SCRIPT; PROSCRIP'TION, the act of proscribing or dooming to death or outlawry: utter rejection.--_adj._ PR[=O]SCRIP'TIVE, pertaining to, or consisting in, proscription.--_adv._ PR[=O]SCRIP'TIVELY. [L. _proscrib[)e]re_--_pr_o, before, publicly, _scrib[)e]re_, _scriptum_, to write.]

PROSE, pr[=o]z, _n._ the direct, straightforward arrangement of words, free from poetical measures: ordinary spoken and written language: all writings not in verse.--_adj._ pertaining to prose: not poetical: plain: dull.--_v.i._ to write prose: to speak or write tediously.--_v.t._ to compose in prose.--_ns._ PROSE'-MAN, PR[=O]'SER, PROSE'-WRIT'ER, a writer of prose.--_adv._ PR[=O]'SILY, in a prosy manner: tediously.--_ns._ PR[=O]'SINESS, the state or quality of being prosy; PR[=O]'SING, speaking or writing in a dull or prosy way.--_adj._ PR[=O]'SY, dull, tedious. [Fr.,--L. _prosa_--_prorsus_, straightforward--_pro_, forward, _vert[)e]re_, _versum_, to turn.]

PROSECT, pr[=o]-sekt', _v.t._ to dissect beforehand.--_v.i._ to perform the duties of a prosector, one who dissects a body for the illustration of anatomical lectures.--_ns._ PROSEC'TION; PROSEC'TOR.--_adj._ PROSECT[=O]'RIAL.--_n._ PROSEC'TORSHIP. [L. _pro_, before, _sec[=a]re_, to cut.]

PROSECUTE, pros'[=e]-k[=u]t, _v.t._ to follow onwards or pursue, in order to reach or accomplish: to continue: to pursue by law: to bring before a court.--_v.i._ to carry on a legal prosecution.--_ns._ PROSEC[=U]'TION, the act of prosecuting or pursuing, esp. a civil or criminal suit: the party by which legal proceedings are instituted; PROS'EC[=U]TOR, one who prosecutes or pursues any plan or business: one who carries on a civil or criminal suit:--_fem._ PROS'EC[=U]TRIX.--PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, a person whose duty it is to conduct prosecutions in the public interest. [L. _prosequi_--_pro_, onwards, _sequi_, _secutus_, to follow.]

PROSELYTE, pros'e-l[=i]t, _n._ one who has come over from one religion or opinion to another: a convert, esp. one who left the heathen and joined a Jewish community.--_v.t._ to convert.--_v.t._ PROS'ELYT[=I]SE, to make proselytes.--_ns._ PROS'ELYT[=I]SER, one who proselytises; PROS'ELYTISM, the act of proselytising or of making converts: conversion.--PROSELYTE OF THE GATE, a convert who was not compelled to submit to the regulations of the Mosaic law. [Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _pros[=e]lytos_--_proserchomai_, I come to--_pros_, to, _erchomai_, _[=e]lthon_, to come.]

PROSENCEPHALON, pros-en-sef'a-lon, _n._ the fore-brain, comprising the cerebral hemispheres and olfactory processes.--_adj._ PROSENCEPHAL'IC. [Gr. _pros_, before, _enkephalon_, the brain--_en_, in, _kephal[=e]_, the head.]

PROSENCHYMA, pros-eng'ki-ma, _n._ the fibro-vascular system or tissue of plants--opp. to _Parenchyma_, the soft tissues.--_adj._ PROSENCHYM'ATOUS. [Gr. _pros_, to, _enchyma_, an infusion.]

PROSEUCHE, (-A), pros-[=u]'k[=e], (-kä), _n._ a place of prayer: among the Jews one that was not a synagogue, or the temple, usually roofless:--_pl._ PROSEU'CHÆ. [Gr. _pros_, towards, _euchesthai_, to pray.]

PROSILIENCY, pr[=o]-sil'i-en-si, _n._ a standing forward.

PROSIT, pr[=o]'sit, _interj._ good luck to you, a salutation in drinking healths customary among German students. [3d pers. sing. pres. subj. of _prodesse_, to be of use--_pro_, for, _esse_, to be.]

PROSOBRANCHIATA, pros-[=o]-brangk-i-[=a]'ta, _n.pl._ an order or sub-class of gasteropods having the gills anterior to the heart.--_adj._ PROSOBRANCH'I[=A]TE. [Gr. _pros[=o]_, forward, _branchia_, gills.]

PROSODY, pros'[=o]-di, _n._ that part of grammar which treats of quantity, accent, and the laws of verse or versification.--_adjs._ PROS[=O]'DIAL, PROSOD'IC, -AL, pertaining to prosody: according to the rules of prosody.--_ns._ PROS[=O]'DIAN, PROS'ODIST, one skilled in prosody.--_adv._ PROSOD'ICALLY. [Fr.,--L. _pros[=o]dia_, Gr. _pros[=o]dia_--_pros_, to, _[=o]d[=e]_, a song.]

PROSOPOPEIA, PROSOPOPOEIA, pros-[=o]-p[=o]-p[=e]'ya, _n._ a rhetorical figure by which inanimate objects are spoken of as persons: personification. [Gr. _pros[=o]popoiia_--_pros[=o]pon_, a person, _poiein_, to make.]

PROSOPULMONATA, pros-[=o]-pul-m[=o]-n[=a]'ta, _n.pl._ a group of air-breathing gasteropods in which the pulmonary sac occupies a forward position.--_adj._ PROSOPUL'MON[=A]TE. [Gr. _pros[=o]_, forward, L. _pulmo_, a lung.]

PROSPECT, pros'pekt, _n._ a looking forward: that which the eye takes in at once: a view: object of view: a scene: expectation: a long, straight, wide street: outlook, exposure.--_v.i._ PROSPECT', to make a search, esp. for chances of mining for precious metals.--_ns._ PROSPEC'TER, -OR, one who explores for valuable minerals; PROSPEC'TING, searching a district for gold or silver mines with a view to further operations; PROSPEC'TION, the act of looking forward or of providing for future wants.--_adj._ PROSPEC'TIVE, looking forward: expected: acting with foresight: relating to the future: distant.--_n._ outlook: prospect.--_adv._ PROSPEC'TIVELY.--_ns._ PROSPEC'TIVENESS; PROSPEC'TUS, the outline of any plan submitted for public approval, particularly of a literary work or of a joint-stock concern. [L. _prospectus_--_prospic[)e]re_, _prospectum_--_pro_, forward, _spec[)e]re_, to look.]

PROSPER, pros'p[.e]r, _v.t._ to make fortunate or happy: (_B._) to make to prosper.--_v.i._ to be successful: to succeed: to turn out well.--_n._ PROSPER'ITY, the state of being prosperous: success: good fortune.--_adj._ PROS'PEROUS, according to hope: in accordance with one's wishes: making good progress: favourable: successful.--_adv._ PROS'PEROUSLY.--_n._ PROS'PEROUSNESS. [L. _prosper_, _prosperus_--_pro_, in accordance with, _spes_, hope.]

PROSPHYSIS, pros'-fi-sis, _n._ morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball. [Gr.]

PROSTATE, pros't[=a]t, _adj._ standing in front, applied to a gland in males at the neck of the bladder.--_n._ the gland at the neck of the bladder.--_adj._ PROSTAT'IC.--_n._ PROSTAT[=I]'TIS, inflammation of the prostate gland. [Gr. _prostat[=e]s_--_pro_, before, _sta_, root of _hist[=e]mi_, I set up.]

PROSTHENIC, pros-then'ik, _adj._ strong in the fore-parts.

PROSTHESIS, pros'the-sis, _n._ addition, affixion, as of letters at the beginning of a word: the fitting of artificial parts to the body.--_adj._ PROSTHET'IC. [Gr.]

PROSTITUTE, pros'ti-t[=u]t, _v.t._ to expose for sale for bad ends: to sell to lewdness: to devote to any improper purpose.--_adj._ openly devoted to lewdness: sold to wickedness.--_n._ a female who indulges in lewdness, esp. for hire, a whore: a base hireling.--_ns._ PROSTIT[=U]'TION, the act or practice of prostituting: lewdness for hire: the being devoted to infamous purposes; PROS'TIT[=U]TOR, one who prostitutes either himself or another. [L. _prostitu[)e]re_, _-[=u]tum_--_pro_, before, _statu[)e]re_, to place.]

PROSTRATE, pros'tr[=a]t, _adj._ thrown forwards on the ground: lying at length: lying at mercy: bent in adoration.--_v.t._ to throw forwards on the ground: to lay flat: to overthrow: to sink totally: to bow in humble reverence.--_n._ PROSTR[=A]'TION, act of throwing down or laying flat: act of falling down in adoration: dejection: complete loss of strength. [L. _pro_, forwards, _stern[)e]re_, _stratum_, to strew.]

PROSTYLE, pr[=o]'st[=i]l, _adj._ (_archit._) having a range of detached columns in front.

PROSY. See PROSE.

PROSYLLOGISM, pr[=o]-sil'[=o]-jizm, _n._ a syllogism of which the conclusion is the premise of another.

PROTACTIC, pr[=o]-tak'tik, _adj._ placed at the beginning, introductory.

PROTAGONIST, pr[=o]-tag'on-ist, _n._ a leading character, esp. in a play.--_n._ PR[=O]'TAGON, a nitrogenous substance obtained from the brain and other tissues. [Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, _ag[=o]nist[=e]s_, a combatant.]

PROTAMOEBA, pr[=o]-ta-m[=e]'ba, _n._ a low form of the _Monera_, which is constantly changing its form by sending out and withdrawing pseudopodia.

PRO TANTO, pr[=o] tan'to, for so much: to a certain extent: to the extent mentioned.

PROTASIS, prot'a-sis, _n._ (_rhet._) the first part of a conditional sentence--opp. to _Apodosis_: the first part of a dramatic composition.--_adj._ PROTAT'IC. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _tasis_, a stretching, _teinein_, to stretch.]

PROTEAN, pr[=o]'t[=e]-an, _adj._ readily assuming different shapes, like _Proteus_, the sea-god, fabled to have the power of changing himself into an endless variety of forms: variable: inconstant.

PROTECT, pr[=o]-tekt', _v.t._ to cover in front: to cover over: to shield from danger: to defend: to shelter.--_adv._ PROTEC'TINGLY.--_ns._ PROTEC'TION, act of protecting: state of being protected: preservation: defence: that which protects: guard: refuge: security: a writing guaranteeing against molestation or interference: passport: a fostering of home produce and manufactures by laying taxes on the importation of foreign goods; PROTEC'TIONISM, the doctrine of the protectionists; PROTEC'TIONIST, one who favours the protection of trade by law.--_adj._ favouring the economic doctrine of protection.--_adj._ PROTEC'TIVE, affording protection: defensive: sheltering.--_n._ that which protects.--_adv._ PROTEC'TIVELY.--_ns._ PROTEC'TIVENESS; PROTEC'TOR, one who protects from injury or oppression: a guardian: a regent:--_fem._ PROTEC'TRESS, PROTEC'TRIX.--_adjs._ PROTEC'TORAL, PROTECT[=O]'RIAL, pertaining to a protector or a regent.--_n._ PROTEC'TOR[=A]TE, government by a protector: the authority assumed by a superior: relation assumed by a strong nation to a weak one, whereby the latter is protected from hostile or foreign interference.--_adj._ PROTEC'TORLESS.--_ns._ PROTEC'TORSHIP; PROTEC'TORY, an institution for destitute children. [L., _pro_, in front, _teg[)e]re_, _tectum_, to cover.]

PROTÉGÉ, pr[=o]-t[=a]-zh[=a]', _n._ one under the protection of another: a pupil: a ward:--_fem._ PROTÉGÉE. [Fr., pa.p. of _protéger_, to protect--L. _proteg[)e]re_.]

PROTEIN, pr[=o]'t[=e]-in, _n._ the first element in any compound: formerly the supposed common radical of the group of bodies which form the most essential articles of food, albumen, fibrine, &c.--_n._ PR[=O]'T[=E]ID, a body containing protein: one of several bodies which go to make up the soft tissues of animals and vegetables. [Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, suffix _-in_.]

PRO TEMPORE, pr[=o] tem'po-r[=e], for the time being: temporary--sometimes written _pro tem._--_adj._ PROTEMPOR[=A]'NEOUS, temporary.

PROTEND, pr[=o]-tend', _v.t._ to stretch or hold out.--_ns._ PROTENSE' (_Spens._), extension; PROTEN'SION, duration; PROTEN'SITY.--_adj._ PROTEN'SIVE. [L.,--_pro_, forth, _tend[)e]re_, _tensum_, to stretch.]

PROTEOLYTIC, pr[=o]-t[=e]-[=o]-lit'ik, _adj._ converting food material into protein.--_n._ PROTEOL'YSIS. [_Proteid_, Gr. _lyein_, to relax.]

PROTERANDRY, prot-e-ran'dri, _n._ the maturity of the anthers of a perfect flower before its stigma is ready to receive the pollen.--_adj._ PROTERAN'DROUS.

PROTEROGLYPHA, prot-e-rog'li-fa, _n.pl._ a group of snakes having the anterior maxillary teeth grooved. [Gr. _proteros_, fore, _glyphein_, to carve.]

PROTEROGYNY, prot-e-roj'i-ni, _n._ the maturity of the stigmas of a perfect flower before its anthers have matured their pollen.--_adj._ PROTEROG'YNOUS.

PROTERVITY, pr[=o]-ter'vi-ti, _n._ peevishness, wantonness:--_pl._ PROTER'VITIES. [O. Fr.,--L.,--_protervus_, wanton--_pro_, forth, _ter[)e]re_, to bruise.]

PROTEST, pr[=o]-test', _v.i._ to bear witness before others: to declare openly: to give a solemn declaration of opinion (_against_).--_v.t._ to make a solemn declaration of: to note, as a bill of exchange, on account of non-acceptance or non-payment: (_rare_) to call as a witness: (_obs._) to publish, make known: (_Shak._) to vow.--_n._ PR[=O]'TEST, a solemn or formal declaration, esp. in writing, expressing dissent: the noting by a notary-public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill: a written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or injury of ship or cargo, &c.--_adj._ PROT'ESTANT, protesting: pertaining to the faith of those who protest against the errors of the Church of Rome.--_n._ one of those who, in 1529, protested against an edict of Charles V. and the Diet of Spires denouncing the Reformation: a member of one of those churches founded by the Reformers: one who protests.--_v.t._ PROT'ESTANTISE.--_ns._ PROT'ESTANTISM, the Protestant religion: state of being a Protestant; PROTEST[=A]'TION, an act of protesting: a solemn declaration: a declaration of dissent: a declaration in pleading; PROT'EST[=A]TOR; PROTEST'ER.--_adv._ PROTEST'INGLY. [Fr.,--L. _protest[=a]ri_, _-[=a]tus_, to bear witness in public--_pro_, before, _test[=a]ri_--_testis_, a witness.]

PROTEUS. See PROTEAN.

PROTEVANGELIUM, pr[=o]-t[=e]-van-jel'i-um, _n._ the earliest announcement of the gospel (Gen. iii. 15): an apocryphal gospel ascribed to James, Jesus' brother.

PROTHALAMIUM, pr[=o]-tha-l[=a]'mi-um, _n._ a piece written to celebrate a marriage.--Also PROTHAL[=A]'MION. [Gr. _pro_, before, _thalamos_, a bride-chamber.]

PROTHALLIUM, pr[=o]-thal'i-um, _n._ the green, leaf-like, cellular expansion which grows from the spore of a fern.--Also PROTHALL'US. [Gr. _pro_, before, _thallus_, a young shoot.]

PROTHESIS, proth'e-sis, _n._ in the Greek Church the preliminary oblation of the eucharistic elements before the liturgy: the table used. [Gr.,--_pro_, before, _tithenai_, to place.]

PROTHONOTARY, pr[=o]-thon'[=o]-ta-ri, _n._ a chief notary or clerk: one of the chief secretaries of the chancery at Rome: a chief clerk or registrar of a court, in certain of the United States--also PROTON'OTARY.--_adj._ PROTHONOT[=A]'RIAL.--_n._ PROTHONOT[=A]'RIAT, the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries in Rome. [Late L.,--Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, L. _notarius_, a clerk.]

PROTHORAX, pr[=o]-th[=o]'raks, _n._ the anterior segment of the thorax of insects.--_adj._ PROTHORAC'IC (-ras-).

PROTISTA, pr[=o]-tis'ta, _n.pl._ a proposed term for a zoological kingdom including PROTOZOA and PROTOPHYTA. [Gr. _pr[=o]tistos_, superl. of _pr[=o]tos_, first.]

PROTOCOCCUS, pr[=o]-t[=o]-kok'us, _n._ a microscopic vegetable organism forming the green scum upon trees, tiles, &c. [Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, _kokkos_, a berry.]

PROTOCOL, pr[=o]'t[=o]-kol, _n._ the first copy of any document: the rough draft of an instrument or transaction: the original copy.--_v.i._ to issue, form protocols.--_v.t._ to make a protocol of--also PR[=O]'TOCOL[=I]SE.--_n._ PR[=O]'TOCOLIST, a registrar or clerk. [Fr.,--Low L. _protocollum_--Late Gr. _pr[=o]tokollon_, the first leaf, containing the writer's name, date, &c.--Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, _kolla_, glue.]

PROTOGENAL, pr[=o]-toj'e-nal, _adj._ primitive.--_n._ PROTOGEN'ESIS, abiogenesis.--_adjs._ PROTOGENET'IC, PROTOGEN'IC, noting crystalline or fire-formed rocks: noting intercellular spaces formed within undifferentiated plant tissues.--_n._ PR[=O]'TOGINE, a variety of granite in the Alps.

PROTOMARTYR, pr[=o]'t[=o]-mär-t[.e]r, _n._ St Stephen, the first Christian martyr: the first who suffers in any cause.

PROTOPHYTE, pr[=o]'t[=o]-f[=i]t, _n._ the first or lowest order of plants.--_n.pl._ PROTOPH'YTA.--_adj._ PROTOPHYT'IC. [Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, _phyton_, a plant.]

PROTOPLASM, pr[=o]'t[=o]-plazm, _n._ living matter: a homogeneous, structureless substance, forming the physical basis of life, endowed with contractility, with a chemical composition allied to that of albumen.--_adj._ PROTOPLASM'IC.--_n._ PR[=O]'TOPLAST, he who, or that which, was first formed: an original: the first parent.--_adj._ PROTOPLAST'IC. [Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, _plasma_, form--_plassein_, to form.]

PROTOTHERIA, pr[=o]-t[=o]-th[=e]'ri-a, _n.pl._ the hypothetical primitive mammals, ancestors of the monotremes. [Gr. _pr[=o]tos_, first, _th[=e]r_, wild beast.]