Adjudicator Ad·ju"di·ca`tor noun One who adjudicates.
Adjudicature Ad·ju"di·ca·ture noun Adjudication.
Adjugate Ad"ju·gate transitive verb [ Latin
adjugatus , past participle of
adjugare ;
ad +
jugum a yoke.]
To yoke to. [ Obsolete]
Adjument Ad"ju·ment (ăd"ju*m
e nt)
noun [ Latin
adjumentum , for
adjuvamentum , from
adjuvare to help;
ad +
juvare to help.]
Help; support; also, a helper. [ Obsolete]
Waterhouse.
Adjunct Ad"junct` adjective [ Latin
adjunctus , past participle of
adjungere . See
Adjoin .]
Conjoined; attending; consequent. Though that my death were adjunct to my act.
Shak.
Adjunct notes (Mus.) ,
short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.
Adjunct Ad"junct` noun 1. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it. Learning is but an adjunct to our self.
Shak.
2. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton. 3. (Gram.) A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution , where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History." 4. (Metaph.) A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color , in the body, judgment in the mind. 5. (Mus.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [ R.] See Attendant keys , under Attendant , adjective
Adjunction Ad·junc"tion noun [ Latin
adjunctio , from
adjungere : confer French
adjonction , and see
Adjunct .]
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
Adjunctive Ad·junc"tive adjective [ Latin
adjunctivus , from
adjungere . See
Adjunct .]
Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.
Adjunctive Ad·junc"tive noun One who, or that which, is joined.
Adjunctively Ad·junc"tive·ly adverb In an adjunctive manner.
Adjunctly Ad·junct"ly adverb By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with.
Adjuration Ad`ju·ra"tion noun [ Latin
adjuratio , from
adjurare : confer French
adjuration . See
Adjure .]
1. The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal. What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall.
Bp. Hall.
2. The form of oath or appeal. Persons who . . . made use of prayer and adjurations .
Addison.
Adjuratory Ad·ju"ra·to·ry adjective [ Latin
adjuratorius .]
Containing an adjuration.
Adjure Ad·jure" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Adjured ;
present participle & verbal noun Adjuring ]. [ Latin
adjurare ,
adjurdium , to swear to; later, to adjure: confer French
adjurer . See
Jury .]
To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly. Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho.
Josh. vi. 26.
The high priest . . . said . . . I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ.
Matt. xxvi. 63.
The commissioners adjured them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties.
Marshall.
Adjurer Ad·jur"er noun One who adjures.
Adjust Ad·just" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Adjusted ;
present participle & verbal noun Adjusting .] [ Old French
ajuster ,
ajoster (whence French
ajouter to add), Late Latin
adjuxtare to fit; from Latin
ad +
juxta near; confused later with Latin
ad and
justus just, right, whence French
ajuster to adjust. See
Just , transitive verb and confer
Adjute .]
1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard. 2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography.
Johnson.
3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted . 4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope. Syn. -- To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.
Adjustable Ad·just"a·ble adjective Capable of being adjusted.
Adjustage Ad·just"age noun [ Confer
Ajutage .]
Adjustment. [ R.]
Adjuster Ad·just"er noun One who, or that which, adjusts.
Adjusting plane, surface Adjusting plane, surface (Aëronautics) A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an aëroplane or flying machine.
Adjustive Ad·just"ive adjective Tending to adjust. [ R.]
Adjustment Ad·just"ment (-m
e nt)
noun [ Confer French
ajustement . See
Adjust .]
1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation. Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned.
Paley.
2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. Bispham. 3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment ; to be in or out of adjustment . Syn. -- Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.
Adjutage Ad"ju·tage noun Same as Ajutage .
Adjutancy Ad"ju·tan·cy noun [ See
Adjutant .]
1. The office of an adjutant. 2. Skillful arrangement in aid; assistance. It was, no doubt, disposed with all the adjutancy of definition and division.
Burke.
Adjutant Ad"ju·tant noun [ Latin
adjutans , present participle of
adjutare to help. See
Aid .]
1. A helper; an assistant. 2. (Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty. Adjutant general (a) (Mil.) ,
the principal staff officer of an army, through whom the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders. In the U. S. army he is brigadier general. (b) (Among the Jesuits) ,
one of a select number of fathers, who resided with the general of the order, each of whom had a province or country assigned to his care. 3. (Zoology) A species of very large stork ( Ciconia argala ), a native of India; -- called also the gigantic crane , and by the native name argala . It is noted for its serpent-destroying habits.
Adjutator Ad"ju·ta`tor noun (Eng. Hist.) A corruption of Agitator .
Adjute Ad·jute" transitive verb [ French
ajouter ; confused with Latin
adjutare .]
To add. [ Obsolete]
Adjutor Ad·ju"tor noun [ Latin , from
adjuvare . See
Aid .]
A helper or assistant. [ Archaic]
Drayton.
Adjutory Ad·ju"to·ry adjective [ Latin
adjutorius .]
Serving to help or assist; helping. [ Obsolete]
Adjutrix Ad·ju"trix noun [ Latin See
Adjutor .]
A female helper or assistant. [ R.]
Adjuvant Ad"ju·vant (ăd"ju*vănt)
adjective [ Latin
adjuvans , present participle of
adjuvare to aid: confer French
adjuvant . See
Aid .]
Helping; helpful; assisting. [ R.] "
Adjuvant causes."
Howell.
Adjuvant Ad"ju·vant noun 1. An assistant. [ R.]
Yelverton. 2. (Medicine) An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.
Adlegation Ad`le·ga"tion noun [ Latin
adlegatio ,
allegatio , a sending away; from
adlegare ,
allegare , to send away with a commission;
ad in addition +
legare to send as ambassador. Confer
Allegation .]
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire. Encyc. Brit.
Adlocution Ad`lo·cu"tion noun See Allocution . [ Obsolete]
Admarginate Ad·mar"gin·ate transitive verb [ Prefix
ad- +
margin .]
To write in the margin. [ R.]
Coleridge.
Admaxillary Ad·max"il·la·ry adjective [ Prefix
ad- +
maxillary .]
(Anat.) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
Admeasure Ad·meas"ure transitive verb [ Confer Old French
amesurer , Late Latin
admensurare . See
Measure .]
1. To measure. 2. (Law) To determine the proper share of, or the proper apportionment; as, to admeasure dower; to admeasure common of pasture. Blackstone. 2. The measure of a thing; dimensions; size. 3. (Law) Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of admeasurement , directed to the sheriff.
Admeasurer Ad·meas"ur·er noun One who admeasures.
Admensuration Ad·men`su·ra"tion noun [ Late Latin
admensuratio ; Latin
ad +
mensurare to measure. See
Mensuration .]
Same as Admeasurement .
Adminicle Ad·min"i·cle noun [ Latin
adminculum support, orig., that on which the hand rests;
ad +
manus hand + dim. ending
-culym .]
1. Help or support; an auxiliary. Grote. 2. (Law) Corroborative or explanatory proof. In
Scots law , any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost deed.
Bell.
Adminicular Ad`mi·nic"u·lar adjective Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory; as, adminicular evidence. H. Spencer.
Adminiculary Ad`mi·nic"u·la·ry adjective Adminicular.
Administer Ad·min"is·ter transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Administered ;
present participle & verbal noun Administering .] [ Middle English
aministren , Old French
aministrer , French
administer , from Latin
administrare ;
ad +
ministrare to serve. See
Minister .]
1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state. For forms of government let fools contest:
Whate'er is best administered is best.
Pope.
2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament. [ Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs.
Philips.
Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known.
Macaulay.
3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow , a reproof , etc. A noxious drug had been administered to him.
Macaulay.
4. To tender, as an oath. Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer .
Shak.
5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor. Syn. -- To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give out; distribute; furnish.
Administer Ad·min"is·ter intransitive verb 1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister. A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place.
Spectator.
2. (Law) To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.
Administer Ad·min"is·ter noun Administrator. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Administerial Ad·min`is·te"ri·al adjective Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of government.
Administrable Ad·min"is·tra·ble adjective Capable of being administered; as, an administrable law.
Administrant Ad·min"is·trant adjective [ French, present participle of
administrer . See
Administer .]
Executive; acting; managing affairs. --
noun One who administers.
Administrate Ad·min"is·trate transitive verb [ Latin
administratus , past participle of
administrare .]
To administer. [ R.]
Milman.
Administration Ad·min`is·tra"tion noun [ Middle English
administracioun , Latin
administratio : confer French
administration .]
1. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management. His financial administration was of a piece with his military administration .
Macaulay.
2. The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain. A mild and popular administration .
Macaulay.
The administration has been opposed in parliament.
Johnson.
3. The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament. 4. (Law) (a) The management and disposal, under legal authority, of the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no competent executor. (b) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor, the strictly corresponding term execution not being in use. Administration with the will annexed ,
administration granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or where his appointment of an executor for any cause has failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc. Syn. -- Conduct; management; direction; regulation; execution; dispensation; distribution.
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