Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey.

  • Nathan Bailey
Date:
1730
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Credit: Dictionarium Britannicum: or a more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant ... / Collected by several hands, the mathmatical part by G. Gordon, the botanical by P. Miller. The whole revis'd and improv'd ... by N. Bailey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Aba'ddir, a Name given to the Stone, that Saturn is fabled to have fwallow’d inftead of his Son Jupiter: For the Poets feign that Saturn, having been forewarned, that he jfcould be expelled his Kingdom hy one of his Sons, to pre¬ vent it, as foon as ever his Wife Rhea was deliver’d or a Male Child, fent for it in order to devour it; but having ferved his Wife fo'once, fhe afterwards inftead of the Child fent him a Stone, wrapped up in fwadling Cloaths, and to deceived him, and prelerved the Child. See Saturn. Aba'ft [of seycan, or abajTan Sax.] Behind, from the Forepart of the Ship, or towards the Stern. Aba'gion, a Proverb, a Circumlocution. Abaliena'xion [in the Roman Law] a giving up One’s Right to another Perfon, or a making^ over an Ef- tate, Goods or Chattels by Sale, or due Courfe of Law. To Abandon [of abandonner, F.] to fbrlake utter¬ ly, to caft off, alio to give one’s felf wholly up to tome prevailing Vice, PafTion, Luft, as an abandoned Wretch. Aba'ndum [Old Law] whatfoever is confifcated, fe- queftred or forfeited. A'banet [ u3-l^, H.] a fort of Girdle worn by the Jewifi Priefts. Aba'ptiston ) r 'Afbxmiccv, Grp an Inftru- Anaba'ptiston \ L’Ai/apaW/jov, 'J mentuied by Surgeons; a fort of Trepan. Aba'rcy [Abartia, L. of ’A/iot(rla, Gr.] Infatiablenefs. To Aba're [abajdan, Sax. | to make bare, uncover or difclofe. Abarna're [of Abajiian, 5<rx.] to deteft or difeover any fecret Crime. A B a r t i c u L A ' r i o N [in Anatomy] a good and apt Con- ftruftion of the Bones, by which they move ftrongly and ealily, or that Species of Articulation that has manifeft Motion. To Aba'se [abaijfer, F.] to bring down, to lower, to humble. To Abase [Sea Term] to lower or take in, as to lower or take in a Flag. To Aba'sH [of esbahir, O. Fr,] to make aftiamed or confounded. Hence Aba'shment, Aftonifhment, Confufion. Abatame'ntum [Law Word] an Entry by Interpo¬ sition. To Aba'te [of abbatre, F] properly to breakdown or deftroy (in a common Senfe) is to diminifh, to make or grow left. To Abate [in Common Law] to difable, defeat or overthrow; to come to nought, to be abolifhed; alfo to be quafhed or made of none effeft, as To Abate a Writ [in Law] is to deftroy it for a Time, thro’ want of good Ground, or fome other Defeft; as the Appeal abateth by Coufenage, i. e. the Accufation is made void, or defeated by Deceit. To Ab ate [in Horfemanpip] is faid of a Horfe when he works upon Curvets, putting his two Hind-legs to the Ground both at one time, and always obferving the fame Ex- aftneft. Abatement [abatement, F.] aleflening ; 'alfo that which is abated in a Reckoning or Account. Aba'tement [in Law] the Aft of abating, defeat¬ ing or difabling; as the Abatement of a Writ, &>c. It alfo fignifies the entring upon an Inheritance, by ftepping in between the former Pofleflor and his next Heir. Abatement of Honour [with Heralds] is an accident¬ al Mark, which being added to a Coat of Arms, the dig¬ nity of it is abafed, by reafon of tome Stain or dishonour¬ able Quality of the Bearer. This Abatement is fometimes an ablolute Reverfion or Overturning of the whole Efcut- cheon, or elfe only a Mark of Diminution, as a Point dex¬ ter parted tenne, a Goar fmifter, a Delf, &c. An Aba'tor [in a Law Senfe] one who intrudes into Houfes or Land, that is void by the Death of the former Poirdfor, as yet not entered upon or taken up by his Heir. Abatu'de [Old Records] any thing diminished. A'batures [a Hunting Term] thole Sprigs or Grafs Which are thrown down by a Stag in his palling by. To ABA'Y ) [of Buy a being prefixed] to fuffer or pay To ABE'Y S dear for. O. A'bba Syr.] Father. A'bbacy ^ [of Gr. Abbut-feome, Sax.] A'bbathy S an Abbotlhip; alfo an Abbey, Mo- naftery, or Convent. A'bbatis [Old Records] an Avener or Steward of the Stables, an Hoftler. A'bbess [of ’AfifJard&j Gr, AbuTi/fe, <Sdx<] a Gover- uefs of Nuns. A'bbey? [of ’AfiostTHo., Gr. Abbot: pice, S.tx.] a Coil- A'bby S vent or Monastery, a Houle for religious Perfons. A'bbies, anciently one third of the beft Benefices in Eng¬ land, were by the Pope’s Grant appropriated toAbbies, and other religious Houfes, which when they were diifolved by K. Henry VIII. and became Lay-Fees, there were 190 diffolved, whofc Revenues were from 200 to 3500 1. per Annum, which at a Medium amounted to 2853000 1. per Annum. A'bboT [oIAhon, 54*.] the chief Ruler of an Abbey; of which fome in England wore Mitres, others were Bipop A'bboTS, Abbots, whofe Abbies have been ereft- ed into Bifhopricks. Cardinal Abbots, Abbots, who are alfo called Cardinals. Commendatory Abbots, or Abbots in Commendam, are Seculars, and do not perform any fpiritual Offices, nor have any fpintual Jurifdiftion over their Monks; altho’ they have undergone the Tonfure, ar.d are obliged by their Bulls to take the Orders when they come of Age. Crazier d Abbots, arc fuch as bear the Crofier or Pafto- ral Stall. Mitred Abbots, are fo called, becaufe they wear a Mitre when they officiate, and are independent upon any Perlbn bur the Pope, being free from the Bifhop’s Jurif¬ diftion and having the fame Authority within their Bounds, that the Bilhop had; thefe mitred Abbots in England were alfo Lords of Parliament. Regular Abbots, are real Monks or Religious, who have taken the Vows and wear the Habits. To Abbre'viate [abbreviare, L ] to abridge, or make Shorter. Abbreviated [abbreviatus, L.] made Shorter. Abbreviation, an expreffing a Thing in fewer Terms, L. ... _ ‘ Abbre'viature [Abbreviatura, L.] a Shortening, as a Letter put for a Word Abbreuvoi'r, a watering Place. Fr. Abbreuvoi'rs [with Mafons] the Joint or Junfture of two Stones, or the Interfticc or Space left between two Stones to put the Mortar in as they are laying. ToAbbri'dge [of abbreger, F.] to make Shorter, to curtail. Ab b R o'c H M en T [in Law] the fore Hailing a Market, i. e. the buying up or engrafting Wares, before they are brought to a Market or Fair, and felling them again by Retail. * Abbu'ttaLs [of aboutir, F. to limit or bound, or of butran, or onbutan, <S*x.] the Buttings and Boundings of Lands, Highways, &c. either towards the Eaft, Weft, North, or South, Shewing how they lie in relpeft to other Places. Abde'venam [with AftrologersJ the Head of the 12th Figure of the Heavens. Abde'rian [of Aodera, where Democritus the laugh¬ ing Philofopher lived] as Abderian Laughter, a fooliih. and frequent Laughter. The A'b d e r it e , Democritus the Philofopher. ToA'bdicate [abdicatum, Sup. of abdicate, L.J to renounce or refign, to give over. Abdica'tion, the voluntary Aft of abdicating, dif- owning, renouncing, &c. Abdication [_in Law both Civil and Common J is ufed where there is no more than barely an implicit Re¬ nunciation ; as when a PerSon does fuch Aftions as are al¬ together inconiiftent with the Nature of his Cruft, in which Cafe he does in effeft renounce it. Abdica'tive [abdicativus, L-] belonging to AbdN' cation ; alfo negative. A'bditive [abditivus, L.J Hidden. Abdito'rium, a Place to hide and keep Goods, Plate, Money, &c. in. O. Rec. A'bdomen £of abdoj L. to hide, and ovncviutn the CaulJ . , Abdomen {[with Anatomifis'] the lower Belly, that Parc of the Belly which is between the Navel and the Privi¬ ties ; the lowermoft of the 3 renters, or great Cavities, which contains the Stomach, Liver, Bladder, Spleen, Guts, &*c. Abdu'ctio [of ab from, and duco, L. to lead or drawl a Term ufed by Anatomifts when the Ends of the Bone? ftand at a great Distance in a Frafture. L. Abdu'ction, a drawing, leading, or carrying awsy.' Abduction [with Logicians'^ an Argument leading from the Conclusion to the Demonstration of a Proposition.' Abdu'ctor minimi digiti [[with Anatomifts[\ a Muf- cle of the little Finger, which draws it from the reft. It takes its Rife from the Ligamentum tianfverfale, and 4th