4. The writing by which anything is consigned.
CONSIGNORCon*sign"or ( or , n.
Defn: One who consigns something to another; — opposed to consignee.[Written also consigner.]
CONSILIENCECon*sil"i*ence, n. Etym: [con- + salire to leap.]
Defn: Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of factscoincides with an induction obtained from another different class.Whewell.
CONSIMILITUDE; CONSIMILITYCon`si*mil"i*tude, Con`si*mil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. consimilitude.See Similitude.]
Defn: Common resemblance. [Obs.] Aubrey.
CONSISTCon*sist", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Consisted; p.pr. & vb.n. Consisting.]Etym: [L. consistere to stand still or firm; con- + sistere to stand,cause to stand, stare to stand: cf. F. consister. See Stand.]
1. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. He is before all things, and by him all things consist. Col. i. 17.
2. To be composed or made up; — followed by of. The land would consist of plains and valleys. T. Burnet.
3. To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; — followed by in. If their purgation did consist in words. Shak. A man's life consisteth not in the abudance of the things which he possesseth. Luke xii. 15.
4. To be cosistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; — formerly used absolutely, now followed by with. This was a consisting story. Bp. Burnet. Health consists with temperance alone. Pope. For orders and degrees Jar not with liberty, but well consist. Milton.
5. To insist; — followed by on. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn. — To Consist, Consist of, Consist in. The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes, which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions used. When we wish to indicate the parts which unite to compose a thing, we use of; as when we say, "Macaulay's Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles which were first published in the Edinburgh Review." When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing, or that on which it depends, we use in; as, "There are some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner which they have affected." "Our safety consists in a strict adherence to duty."
CONSISTENCE; CONSISTENCYCon*sist"ence, Con*sist"en*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. consistance.]
1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence. Bacon. We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. Jer. Taylor. The same form, substance, and consistency. T. Burned.
2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude. Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup. Arbuthnot.
3. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. The church of God, as meaning whole consistence of orders and members. Milton.
4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency. His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency. South.
5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character. That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just. Addison. Consistency, thou art a jewel. Popular Saying.
CONSISTENTCon*sist"ent, a. Etym: [L. consistens, p.pr.: cf. F. consistant.]
1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid. The humoral and consistent parts of the body. Harvey.
2. Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory. Show me one that has it in his power To act consistent with himself an hour. Pope. With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent. South.
3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions. It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator. Macaulay.
CONSISTENTLYCon*sist"ent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a consistent manner.
CONSISTORIALCon`sis*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. consistorial.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a consistory. "Consistorial laws." Hooker."Consistorial courts." Bp. Hoadley.
CONSISTORIANCon`sis*to"rian, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a Presbyterian consistory; — a contemptuous termof 17th century controversy.You fall next on the consistorian schismatics; for so you callPresbyterians. Milton.
CONSISTORY Con*sis"to*ry ( or ; 277) n.; pl. Consistories. Etym: [L. consistorium a place of assembly, the place where the emperor's council met, fr. consistere: cf. F. consistoire, It. consistorio. See Consist.]
1. Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council. To council summons all his mighty peers, Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved, A gloomy consistory. Milton.
2. (Eng. Ch.)
Defn: The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. Hook.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinalsat Rome.Pius was then hearing of causes in consistory. Bacon.
4. A church tribunal or governing body.
Note: In some churches, as the Dutch Reformed in America, a consistory is composed of the minister and elders of an individual church, corresponding to a Presbyterian church session, and in others, as the Reformed church in France, it is composed of ministers and elders, corresponding to a presbytery. In some Lutheran countries it is a body of clerical and lay officers appointed by the sovereign to superintend ecclesiastical affairs.
5. A civil court of justice. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CONSISTORYCon*sis"to*ry, a.
Defn: Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a consistory. "To hold consistory session." Strype.
CONSOCIATE Con*so"ci*ate, n. Etym: [L. nsociatus, p.p. of consociare to associate, unite; con- + sociare to join, unite. See Social.]
Defn: An associate; an accomplice. [Archaic] "Wicked consociates."Bp. Hall.
CONSOCIATECon*so"ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consociated; p.pr. & vb.n.Consociating.]
1. To bring into alliance, confederacy, or relationship; to bring together; to join; to unite. [R.] Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds. Mallet.
2. To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]
CONSOCIATECon*so"ci*ate, v. i.
1. To be allied, confederated, or associated; to coalescence. [R.] Bentley.
2. To form an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]
CONSOCIATIONCon*so`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. consociatio.]
1. Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. A friendly consociation with your kindred elements. Warburton.
2. A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and co
Note: In Connecticut some of the Congregational churhes are associated in consociations and the others in conferences.
CONSOCIATIONALCon*so`ci*a"tion*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a consociation. [U.S.]
CONSOLCon*sol", n.
Defn: A consolidated annuity (see Consols); — chiefly in combination or attributively.
CONSOLABLECon*sol"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. consolabilis: cf. F. consolable.]
Defn: Capable of receiving consolation.
CONSOLATECon"so*late, v. t. Etym: [L. consolatus, p.p. See Console, v. t.]
Defn: To console; to comfort. [Obs.] Shak.
CONSOLATIONCon`so*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. consolatio: cf. F. consolation.]
Defn: The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit. Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. Milton. Are the consolations of God small with thee Job xv. 11.
Syn.— Comfort; solace; allevation. See Comfort.
CONSOLATION GAME; CONSOLATION MATCH; CONSOLATION POT; CONSOLATIONRACECon`so*la"tion game, match, pot, race, etc.
Defn: A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests.
CONSOLATO DEL MARECon`so*la"to del ma"re. Etym: [It., the consulate of the sea.]
Defn: A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th century. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections of maritime laws. Kent. Bouvier.
CONSOLATORCon"so*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who consoles or comforts. Johnson.
CONSOLATORYCon*sol"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. consolatorius.]
Defn: Of a consoling or comforting nature. The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind. Burke.
CONSOLATORYCon*sol"a*to*ry, n.
Defn: That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation. [R.] Milton.
CONSOLECon*sole", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consoled; p.pr. & vb.n. Consoling.]Etym: [L. consolari,. p.p. consolatus; con- + solari to console,comfort: cf. F. consoler. See Solace.]
Defn: To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe. And empty heads console with empty sound. Pope. I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete. P. Henry.
Syn.— To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage; support.See Comfort.
CONSOLE Con"sole, n. Etym: [F.] (Arch.) (a) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height. (b) Any small bracket; also, a console table. Console table, a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs.
CONSOLERCon*sol"er, n.
Defn: One who gives consolation.
CONSOLIDANTCon*sol"i*dant, a. Etym: [L. consolidans, p.pr. of consolidare: cf.F. consolidant.]
Defn: Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm.
CONSOLIDATE Con*sol"i*date, a. Etym: [L. consolidatus, p.pr. of consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm; solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Consound.]
Defn: Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.] A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. Elyot.
CONSOLIDATECon*sol"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consolidated; p.pr. & vb.n.Consolidating.]
1. To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm. He fixed and consolidated the earth. T. Burnet.
2. To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate the armies of the republic. Consolidating numbers into unity. Wordsworth.
3. (Surg.)
Defn: To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. [R.]
Syn.— To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.
CONSOLIDATECon*sol"i*date, v. i.
Defn: To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying. In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them more apt to consolidate. Bacon.
CONSOLIDATEDCon*sol"i*da`ted, p.p. & a.
1. Made solid, hard, or compact; united; joined; solidified. The Aggregate Fund . . . consisted of a great variety of taxes and surpluses of taxes and duties which were [in 1715] consolidated. Rees. A mass of partially consolidated mud. Tyndall.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus. Consolidated plants are evidently adapted and designed for very dry regions; in such only they are found. Gray. The Consolidated Fund, a British fund formed by consolidating (in 1787) three public funds (the Aggregate Fund, the General Fund, and the South Sea Fund). In 1816, the larger part of the revenues of Great Britian and Ireland was assigned to what has been known as the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, out of which are paid the interest of the national debt, the salaries of the civil list, etc.
CONSOLIDATION Con*sol`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation.]
1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random. Woodward. The consolidation of the great European monarchies. Hallam.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: To organic cohesion of different circled in a flower; adnation.
3. (Law)
Defn: The combination of several actions into one.
CONSOLIDATIVECon*sol"i*da*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. consolidatif.]
Defn: Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.
CONSOLINGCon*sol"ing, a.
Defn: Adapted to console or comfort; cheering; as, this is consoling news.
CONSOLS Con"sols ( or , n. pl. Etym: [A contraction of consolidated (annuities).]
Defn: The leading British funded government security.
Note: A considerable part of the public debt of Great Britian, which had been contracted in the form of annuities yielding various rates of interest, was, in 1757, consolidated into one fund at 3 per cent interest, the account of which is kept at the Bank of England. This debt has been diminished and increased at different times, and now constitutes somewhat more than half of the entire national debt. The stocks are transferable, and Their value in the market constantly fluctuates; the price at any time being regarded as a gauge of the national prosperity and public confidence.
CONSOMMECon`som`me, n. Etym: [F., lit. p.p. of consommer to finish.](Cookery)
Defn: A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.
CONSONANCE; CONSONANCY Con"so*nance, Con"so*nan*cy, n. Etym: [L. consonantia: cf. F. consonnance.]
1. (Mus.)
Defn: Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth.
2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency;suitableness.The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to the doctrines ofScripture and antiquity. Hammond.The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance.Tyndall.
3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.] By the consonancy of our youth. Shak.
Syn. — Agreement; accord; consistency; unison; harmony; congruity; suitableness; agreeableness.
CONSONANT Con"so*nant, a. Etym: [L. consonans, -antis; p.pr. of consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con- + sonare to sound: cf. F. consonnant. See Sound to make a noise.]
1. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; — usually followed by with or to. Each one pretends that his opinion . . . is consonant to the words there used. Bp. Beveridge. That where much is given shall be much required is a thing consonant with natural equity. Dr. H. More.
2. Having like sounds. Consonant words and syllables. Howell.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.
4. Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants. No Russian whose dissonant consonant name Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame. T. Moore.
CONSONANTCon"so*nant, n. Etym: [L. consonans, -antis.]
Defn: An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound.
Note: Consonants are divided into various classes, as mutes, spirants, sibilants, nasals, semivowels, etc. All of them are sounds uttered through a closer position of the organs than that of a vowel proper, although the most open of them, as the semivowels and nasals, are capable of being used as if vowels, and forming syllables with other closer consonants, as in the English feeble (taken (
Note: "A consonant is the result of audible friction, squeezing, or stopping of the breath in some part of the mouth (or occasionally of the throath.) The main distinction between vowels and consonants is, that while in the former the mouth configuration merely modifies the vocalized breath, which is therefore an essential element of the vowels, in consonants the narrowing or stopping of the oral passage is the foundation of the sound, and the state of the glottis is something secondary." H. Sweet.
CONSONANTALCon`so*nan"tal
Defn: ,
CONSONANTIZECon"so*nant*ize, v. t.
Defn: To change into, or use as, a consonant. "The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position." Peile.
CONSONANTLYCon"so*nant*ly, adv.
Defn: In a consonant, consistent, or congruous manner; agreeably.
CONSONANTNESSCon"so*nant*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or condition of being consonant, agreeable, or consistent.
CONSONOUSCon"so*nous, a. Etym: [L. consonus. See Consonant.]
Defn: Agreeing in sound; symphonious.
CONSOPIATIONCon*so`pi*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of sleeping, or of lulling, to sleep. [Obs.] Pope.
CONSOPITECon"so*pite, a. Etym: [L. consopitus, p.p. of consopire.]
Defn: Lulled to sleep. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
CONSOPITECon"so*pite, v. t.
Defn: To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose. [Obs.] The operation of the masculine faculties of the soul were, for a while, well slacked and consopited. Dr. H. More.
CONSORT Con"sort, n. Etym: [L. consore, -sortis; con- + sors lot, fate, share. See Sort.]
1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband. Milton. He single chose to live, and shunned to wed, Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. Dryden. The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere. Thakeray. The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort. Darwin.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: A ship keeping company with another.
3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union. "By Heaven's consort." Fuller. "Working in consort." Hare. Take it singly, and is carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different. Atterbury.
4. Etym: [LL. consortium.]
Defn: An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; acombination. [Obs.]In one consort there sat Cruel revenge and rancorious despite,Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. Spenser.Lord, place me in thy consort. Herbert.
5. Etym: [Perh. confused with concert.]
Defn: Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.]Milton.To make a sad consort`; Come, let us join our mournful song withtheirs. Spenser.
Prince consort, the husband of a queen regnant. — Queen consort, the wife of a king, as distinguished from a queen regnant, who rules alone, and a queen dowager, the window of a king.
CONSORTCon*sort", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Consorted; p.pr. & vb.n. Consorting.]
Defn: To unite or to keep company; to associate; — used with with.Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee Dryden.
CONSORTCon*sort", v. t.
1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage,etc.; to associate.He with his consorted Eve. Milton.For all that pleasing is to living ears Was there consorted in oneharmony. Spenser.He begins to consort himself with men. Locke.
2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.] Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence. Shak.
CONSORTABLECon*sort"a*ble, a.
Defn: Suitable for association or companionship. [Obs.] Sir H.Wotton.
CONSORTIONCon*sor"tion, n. Etym: [L. consortio.]
Defn: Fellowship; association; companionship. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
CONSORTSHIPCon"sort*ship, n.
Defn: The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership. Hammond.
CONSOUND Con"sound, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. consoude, fr L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make solid. Cf. Comfrey, Consolidate.] (Bot.)
Defn: A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey.
CONSPECIFICCon`spe*cif"ic, a.
Defn: Of the same species.
CONSPECTUITYCon`spec*tu"i*ty, n.; pl. Conspectuities.
Defn: The faculty of seeing; sight; eye.
Note: [A word of Menenius's making. Coriolanus ii. 1] Shak.
CONSPECTUSCon*spec"tus, n.
Defn: A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.
CONSPERSIONCon*sper"sion, n. Etym: [L. conspersio, fr. conspergere to sprinkle.]
Defn: The act of sprinkling. [Obs.]The conspersion washing the doorposts. Jer. Taylor.
CONSPICUITYCon`spi*cu"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuosness. [R.] Chapman.
CONSPICUOUS Con*spic"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy]
1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye. It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicious far. Milton. Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood. Sir W. Scott.
2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous exellence, or fault. A man who holds a conspicuous place in the political, eccesiastical, and literary history of England. Macaulay.
Syn.— Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent;celebrated. See Distinguished.— Con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv.— Con*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
CONSPIRACYCon*spir"a*cy, n.; pl. Conspiracies. Etym: [See Conspiration.]
1. A combination of men for an evil purpose; as agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot. When shapen was all his conspiracy From point to point. Chaucer. They made a conspiracy against [Amaziah]. 2 Kings xiv. 19. I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban and his confederates. Shak.
2. A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement. A conspiracy in all heavenly and earthly things. Sir P. Sidney.
3. (Law)
Defn: An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.
Syn.— Combination; plot; cabal.
CONSPIRANT Con*spir"ant, a. Etym: [L. conspirans, p.pr. of conspirare: cf. F. conspirant.]
Defn: Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring. [Obs.] Shak.
CONSPIRATIONCon`spi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [F. conspiration, L. conspiratio.]
Defn: Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy. [R.] As soon as it was day, certain Jews made a conspiration. Udall. In our natural body every part has a nacassary sympathy with every other, and all together form, by their harmonious onspiration, a healthy whole. Sir W. Hamilton.
CONSPIRATORCon*spir"a*tor, n.
Defn: One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter. 2 Sam. xv. 31.
CONSPIRECon*spire", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Conspired; p.pr. & vb.n. Conspiring.]Etym: [F. conspirer, L. onspirare to blow together, harmonize, agree,plot; con- + spirare to breathe, blow. See Spirit.]
1. To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together. They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him. Gen. xxxvii. 18. You have conspired against our royal person, Joined with an enemy proclaimed. Shak.
2. To concur to one end; to agree. The press, the pulpit, and the stage Conspire to censure and expose our age. Roscommon.
Syn.— To unite; concur; complot; confederate; league.
CONSPIRECon*spire", v. t.
Defn: To plot; to plan; to combine for.Angry clouds conspire your overthrow. Bp. Hall.
CONSPIRERCon*spir"er, n.
Defn: One who conspires; a conspirator.
CONSPIRINGLYCon*spir"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a conspirator; by conspiracy. Milton.
CONSPISSATION Con`spis*sa"tion, n. Etym: [L. conspissatio, fr. onspissare to make thick.]
Defn: A making thick or viscous; thickness; inspissation. [R.] Dr. H.More.
CONSPURCATECon*spur"cate, v. t. Etym: [L. conspurcatus, p.p. of conspurcare.]
Defn: To pollute; to defile. [Obs.] Cockeram.
CONSPURCATIONCon`spur*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. conspurcare, -spuratum, to defile.]
Defn: This act of defiling; defilement; pollution. Bp. Hall.
CONSTABLE Con"sta*ble, n. Etym: [OE. conestable, constable, a constable (in sense 1), OF. conestable, F. conn, LL. conestabulus, constabularius, comes stabuli, orig., count of the stable, master of the horse, equerry; comes ount (L. ompanion) + L. stabulum stable. See Count a nobleman, and Stable.]
1. A high officer in the monarhical establishments of the Middle Ages.
Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the crown, and had the chief ommand of the army. It was also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord high constable, of England, was one of the highest officers of the crown, commander in chief of the forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also judicial cognizance of many important matters. The office was as early as the Conquest, but has been disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the reign of Henry VIII.
2. (Law)
Defn: An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to exeute the warrants of judicial offiers. Bouvier.
Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a conservator of the peace within his district, and is also charged by various statutes with other duties, such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In the United States, constables are town or its officers of the peace, with powers similar to those of the constables of England. In addition to their duties as conservators of the peace, they are invested with others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts, keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers called high constables, who act as shiefs of the constabulary or police force. In other cities the title of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that of the polie officer. High constable, a constable having certain duties and powers within a hundred. [Eng.] — Petty constable, a conservator of the peace within a parish or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.] — Special constable, a person appointed to act as constable of special occasions. — To overrun, or outrun, the constable, the spend more than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.] Smollett.
CONSTABLERYCon"sta*bler*y ( or , n. Etym: [OF. conestablerie. Cf. Constabulary.]
1. The constabulary. [Obs.]
2. The distrit or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]
CONSTABLESHIPCon"sta*bleship, n.
Defn: The office or functions of a constable.
CONSTABLESSCon"sta*bless, n.
Defn: The wife of a constable. [Obs.]
CONSTABLEWICKCon"sta*ble*wick`, n. Etym: [Constable + wick a village]
Defn: The district to which a constable's power is limited. [Obs.]Sir M. Hale.
CONSTABULARYCon*stab"u*la*ry, a. Etym: [LL. constabularius an equerry. SeeConstable.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
CONSTABULARYCon*stab"u*la*ry, n.
Defn: The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.
CONSTABULATORYCon*stab"u*la*to*ry, n.
Defn: A constabulary. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
CONSTANCYCon"stan*cy, n. Etym: [L. constantia: cf. F. constance. SeeConstant.]
1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from hange; stability; fixedness; immutabilitu; asm the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.
2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attashments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity. A fellow of plain unoined constancy. Shak. Constancy and contempt of danger. Prescott.
Syn. — Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence; steadfastness; resolution. See Firmness.
CONSTANTCon"stant, a. Etym: [L. onstans, -antis, p.pr. of constare to standfirm, to be consistent; con- + stare to stand: cf.F. constant. SeeStand and f. Cost, v. t.]
1. Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; — opposed to fluid. [Obs.] If . . . you mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body. Boyle.
2. Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular; continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful; not fickle. Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends. Sir P. Sidney. I am constant to my purposes. Shak. His gifts, his constant ourtship, nothing gained. Dryden. Onward the constant current sweeps. Longfellow.
3. (Math. & Physics)
Defn: Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a quantity, forc, law, etc.
4. Consistent; logical. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn. — Fixed; steadfast; unchanging; permanent; unalterable; immutable; perpetual; continual; resolute; firm; unshaken; determined. — Constant, Continual, Perpetual. These words are sometimes used in an absolute and sometimes in a qualified sense. Constant denotes, in its absolute sense, unchangeably fixed; as, a constant mind or purpose. In its qualified sense, it marks something as a "standing" fact or occurence; as, liable to constant interruptions; constantly called for. Continual, in its absolute sense, coincides with continuous. See Continuous. In its qualified sense, it describes, a thing as occuring in steady and rapid succession; as, a round of continual calls; continually changing. Perpetual denotes, in its absolute sense, what literally never ceases or comes to an end; as, perpetual motion. In its qualified sense, it is used hyperbolically, and denotes that which rarely ceases; as, perpetual disturbance; perpetual noise; perpetual intermeddling.
CONSTANTCon"stant, n.
1. That which is not subject to change; that which is invariable.
2. (Math.)
Defn: A quantity that does not change its value; — used in countradistinction variable. Absolute costant (Math.), one whose value is absolutely the same under all cirumstanes, as the number 10, or any numeral. — Arbitrary constant, an undetermined constant in a differential equation having the same value during all changes in the values of the variables.
CONSTANTIACon*stan"ti*a ( or , n.
Defn: A superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in CapeColony.
CONSTANTLYCon"stant*ly, adv.
Defn: With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; withoutcessation; uniformly.But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Acts. xii. 15.
CONSTATCon"stat, n. Etym: [L., it is evident.] (Law)
Defn: A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a matter in question.
CONSTATECon*state", v. t. Etym: [F. constater; L. con- + stare to stand.]
Defn: To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove. F. P. Cobbe.
CONSTELLATE Con"stel*late ( or , v. i. Etym: [Pref. con- + L. stellatus, p.p. of stellare to cover with stars, stella star. See Stellate.]
Defn: To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one generallight. [R.]The several things which engage our affections . . . shine forth andconstellate in God. Boule.
CONSTELLATECon"stel*late, v. t.
1. To unite in one luster or radiane, as stars. [R.] Whe know how to constellate these lights. Boyle.
2. To set or adorn with stars or constellations; as, constellated heavens. J. Barlow.
CONSTELLATIONCon`stel*la"tion, n. Etym: [F. constellation, L. constellatio.]
1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group is included. The constellations seem to have been almost purposely named and delineated to cause as much confusion and inconvenience as possible. Sir J. Herschel.
Note: In each of the constellations now recognized by astronomers (about 90 in number) the brightest stars, both named and unnamed are designated nearly in the order of brilliancy by the letters of the Greek alphabet; as,
2. An assemblage of splendors or excellences. The constellations of genius had already begun to show itself . . . which was to shed a glory over the meridian and close of Philip's reign. Prescott.
3. Fortune; fate; destiny. [Obs.] It is constellation, which causeth all that a man doeth. Gower.
CONSTERNATION Con`ster*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. consternatio, fr. consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of consternere to trow down, prostrate; con + sternere to spread out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See Straum.]
Defn: Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for refletion; terror, combined with amaxement; dismay. The chiefs around, In silence wrapped, in onsternation downed. Attend the stern reply. Pope.
Syn. — Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic; returbation. See Alarm.
CONSTIPATECon"sti*pate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constipated; p.pr. & vb.n.Constipating.] Etym: [L. constipatus, p.p. of constipare; con- +stipare to crowd together. See Costive.]
1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. [Obs.] Of cold the property is to condense and constipate. Bacon.
2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.
3. (Med.)
Defn: To render costive; to cause constipation in.
CONSTIPATION Con`sti*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. constipatio a crowding together: cf.F. constipation.]
1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.] Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation . . . of its particles. Boyle.
2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faces; costiveness.
CONSTITUENCYCon*stit"u*en*cy, n.; pl. Constituencies (.
Defn: A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in a representative district.
CONSTITUENTCon*stit"u*ent, a. Etym: [L. constituens, -entis, p.pr. SeeConstitute.]
1. Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component. Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man. Dryden.
2. Having the power of electing or appointing. A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body. Junius.
CONSTITUENTCon*stit"u*ent, n.
1. The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs. Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance. Sir M. Hale
2. That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an essential part; a component; an element. We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water. Tyndall.
3. One for whom another acts; especially, one who is represented by another in a legislative assembly; — correlative to representative. The electors in the district of a representative in Congress, or in the legislature of a State, are termed his constituents. Abbot. To appeal from the representatives to the constituents. Macaulay.
4. (Law)
Defn: A person who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact. Burrill.
CONSTITUTE Con"sti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constituted; p.pr. & vb.n. Constituting.] Etym: [L. constitutus, p.p. of constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See Stand.]
1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. Jer. Taylor.
2. To make up; to compose; to form. Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. Johnson.
3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an offie; to make and empower. Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. Wordsworth. Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett.
CONSTITUTECon"sti*tute, n.
Defn: An established law. [Obs.] T. Preston.
CONSTITUTERCon"sti*tu`ter, n.
Defn: One who constitutes or appoints.
CONSTITUTIONCon`sti*tu"tion, n. Etym: [F. constitution, L. constitute.]
1. The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.
2. The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation. The physical constitution of the sun. Sir J. Herschel.
3. The agregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with refernce to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution. Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the oid world. Story.
4. The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament. He defended himself with . . . less passion than was expected from his constitution. Clarendon.
5. The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs. Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions. Macaulay.
Note: In England the constitution is unwritten, and may be modified from time to time by act of Parliament. In the United States a constitution cannot ordinarily be modified, exept through such processes as the constitution itself ordains.
6. An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or disipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian. The positive constutions of our own churches. Hooker. A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius, then prefect of Rome, for the regulation of the conduct of advocates. George Long. Apostolic constitutions. See under Apostolic.
CONSTITUTIONALCon`sti*tu"tion*al, a. Etym: [f. F. constitutionnel.]
1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity; constitutional ardor or dullness.
2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights. Hallam.
4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis. The anient constitutional traditions of the state. Macaulay.
5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk. [Colloq.] Constitutional law, law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution.
CONSTITUTIONALCon`sti*tu"tion*al, n.
Defn: A walk or other exercise taken for one's health orconstitution. [Colloq.] Thackeray.The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the different roads.Compton Reade.
CONSTITUTIONALISMCon`sti*tu"tion*al*ism, n.
Defn: The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional government; attachment or adherene to a constitution or constitutional government. Carlyle.
CONSTITUTIONALISTCon`sti*tu"tion*al*ist, n.
Defn: One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a constitutionalist.
CONSTITUTIONALITY Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty, n.; pl. -ties. Etym: [f. F. constitutionalité.]
1. The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent in the natural frame.
2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its provisions. Burke. Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and questionings about written laws. Carlyle.
CONSTITUTIONALLYCon`sti*tu"tion*al*ly, adv.
1. In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was constitutionally timid. The English were constitutionally humane. Hallam.
2. In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law; legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed. Nothing would indue them to acknowledge that [such] an assembly . . . was constitutionally a Parliament. Macaulay.
CONSTITUTIONISTCon`sti*tu"tion*ist, n.
Defn: One who adheres to the constitution of the country.Bolingbroke.
CONSTITUTIVECon"sti*tu`tive, a.
1. Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential. An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue. Barrow.
2. Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining. Sir W. Hamilton.
CONSTITUTIVELYCon"sti*tu`tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a constitutive manner.
CONSTRAINCon*strain", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constrained; p.pr. & vb.n.Constraining.] Etym: [OF. constraindre, F. contrainde, L.constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight. See Strain, and. cf.Constrict, Conbstringere.]
1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or conHe binds in hains The droway prophet, and his limbs constrains.Dryden.When winter frosts constrain the fields with old. Dryden.
2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. Gay.
3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. My sire in caves constrains the winds. Dryden.
4. To compel; to force; to necessiate; to oblige. The love of Christ constraineth us. 2. Cor. v. 14. I was constrained to appeal unto CActs xxviii. 19.
5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] Shak.
6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effet; as, a constrained voice.
Syn.— To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
CONSTRAINABLE Con*strain"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. constraignable, F. contraignable.]
Defn: Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint. Hooker.
CONSTRAINEDCon*strained", a.
Defn: Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
CONSTRAINEDLYCon*strain"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner. Hooker.
CONSTRAINERCon*strain"er, n.
Defn: One who constrains.
CONSTRAINTCon*straint", n. Etym: [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.]
Defn: The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained;that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion;restraint; necessity.Long imprisonment and hard constraint. Spenser.Not by constraint, but bDryden.
Syn. — Compulsion; violence; necessity; urgency. — Constraint, Compulsion. Constraint implies strong binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion. The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our will. Compulsion is always produced by some active agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms of civil society, or by other outward circumstances. Crabb.
CONSTRAINTIVECon*straint"ive, a.
Defn: Constraining; compulsory. [R.] "Any constraintive vow." R.Carew.
CONSTRICTCon*strict", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constricted; p.pr. & vb.n.Constricting.] Etym: [L. constrictus, p.p. of constringere. SeeConstrain.]
Defn: To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or ause to shrink. Such things as constrict the fibers. Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction constrict. Todd & Bowman.
CONSTRICTEDCon*strict"ed, a.
1. Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.
CONSTRICTIONCon*stric"tion, n. Etym: [L. constrictio: cf. F. constriction.]
1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.
2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. Grew.
CONSTRICTIVECon*strict"ive, a.
Defn: Serving or tending to bind or constrict.
CONSTRICTORCon*strict"or, n.
1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
CONSTRINGECon*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constringed; p.pr. & vb.n.Constringing.] Etym: [L. constringere. See onstrain.]
Defn: To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.] Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids. Arbuthnot.
CONSTRINGENTCon*strin"gent, a. Etym: [L. constringens, p.pr.]
Defn: Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.Thomson.
CONSTRUCTCon*struct", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constructed; p.pr. & vb.n.Constructing.] Etym: [L. constructus, p.p. of construere to bringtogether, to construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. SeeStructure, and cf. Construe.]
1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edlifice.
2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
Syn. — To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate; originate; invent.
CONSTRUCTCon"struct, a.
Defn: Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference. Construct form or state (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun used before another which has the genitive relation to it.
CONSTRUCTERCon*struct"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, constructs or frames.
CONSTRUCTIONCon*struc"tion, n. Etym: [L. constructio: cf. F. construction.]
1. The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
2. The form or manner of building or putting together the parts of anything; structure; arrangement. An astrolabe of peculiar construction. Whewell.
3. (Gram.)
Defn: The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence;syntactical arrangement.Some particles . . . in certain constructions have the sense of awhole sentence contained in them. Locke.
4. The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense. Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction that would be put on this act, become liable to the penalties of treason. Hallam. Strictly, the term [construction] signifies determining the meaning and proper effect of language by a consideration of the subject matter and attendant circumstances in connection with the words employed. Abbott. Interpretation properly precedes construction, but it does not go beyond the written text. Parsons. Construction of an equation (Math.), the drawing of such lines and figures as will represent geometrically the quantities in the equation, and their relations to each other. — Construction train (Railroad), a train for transporting men and materials for construction or repairs.
CONSTRUCTIONALCon*struc"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or deduced from, construction or interpretation.
CONSTRUCTIONISTCon*struc"tion*ist, n.
Defn: One who puts a certain construction upon some writing or instrument, as the Constitutions of the United States; as, a strict constructionist; a broad constructionist.
CONSTRUCTIVECon*struct"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. constructif.]
1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power. The constructive fingers of Watts. Emerson.
2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred. Constructive crimes (Law), acts having effects analogous to those of some statutory or common law crimes; as, constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer recognized by the courts. — Constructive notice, notice imputed by construction of law. — Constructive trust, a trust which may be assumed to exist, though no actual mention of it be made.
CONSTRUCTIVELYCon*struct"ive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a constructive manner; by construction or inference. A neutral must have notice of a blockade, either actually by a formal information, or constructively by notice to his government. Kent.
CONSTRUCTIVENESSCon*struct"ive*ness, n.
1. Tendency or ability to form or construct.
2. (Phren.)
Defn: The faculty which enables one to construct, as in mechanical, artistic, or literary matters.
CONSTRUCTORCon*struct"or, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. constructor.]
Defn: A constructer.
CONSTRUCTURECon*struc"ture, n.
Defn: That which is constructed or formed; an edifice; a fabric.[Obs.]
CONSTRUECon*strue (; Archaic ), v. t. [imp & p. p. Construed; p. pr & vb. n.Construing.] Etym: [L. construere: cf. F. construire. See Construct.]
1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate.
2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or malice of our enemies. Bp. Stilingfleet. And to be dull was construed to be good. Pope.
CONSTUPRATECon"stu*prate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Construprated; p.p. & vb.n.Constuprating.] Etym: [L. constupratus, p.p. of constuprare toravish; con- + stuprare to ravish, stuprum rape.]
Defn: To ravish; to debauch. Burton.
CONSTUPRATIONCon`stu*pra"tion, n.
Defn: The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. Bp. Hall.
CONSUBSTANTIAL Con`sub*stan"tial, a. Etym: [L. consubstantialis; con- + substantialis: cf. F. consubstantiel. See Substantial.]
Defn: Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance oressence; coessential.Christ Jesus . . . coeternal and consubstantial with the Father andwith the Holy Ghost. Foxe.
CONSUBSTANTIALISMCon`sub*stan"tial*ism, n.
Defn: The doctrine of consubstantiation.
CONSUBSTANTIALISTCon`sub*stan"tial*ist, n.
Defn: One who believes in consubstantiation. Barrow.
CONSUBSTANTIALITYCon`sub*stan"ti*al"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. consubstantialité.]
Defn: Participation of the same nature; coexistence in the same substance. "His [the Son's] . . . consubstantiality with the Father." Hammend.
CONSUBSTANTIALLYCon`sub*stan"tial*ly, adv.
Defn: In a consubstantial manner; with identity of substance or nature.
CONSUBSTANTIATE Con`sub*stan"ti*ate, v. t. [imp & p. p. Consubstantiated; p.pr & vb. n. Consubstantiating.]
Defn: To cause to unite, or to regard as united, in one common substance or nature. [R.] His soul must be consubstantiated with reason. Jer. Taylor.
CONSUBSTANTIATECon`sub*stan"ti*ate, v. i.
Defn: To profess or belive the doctrine of consubstantion.The consubstantiating church and priest. Dryden.
CONSUBSTANTIATECon`sub*stan"ti*ate, a.
Defn: Partaking of the same substance; united; consubstantial.We must love her [the wife] that is thus consubstantiate with us.Feltham.
CONSUBSTANTIATIONCon`sub*stan`ti*a"tion, n.
1. An identity or union of substance.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; impanation; — opposed to transubstantiation.
Note: This view, held by Luther himself, was called consubstantiation by non Lutheran writers in contradistinction to transsubstantiation, the Catholic view.
CONSUETUDECon"sue*tude (; 144), n. Etym: [L. consuetudo. See Custom.]
Defn: Custom, habit; usage. [R.] To observe this consuetude or law. Barnes .
CONSUETUDINALCon`sue*tu"di*nal, a. Etym: [LL. consuetudinalis.]
Defn: According to custom; customary; usual. [R.]
CONSUETUDINARYCon`sue*tu"di*na"ry, a. Etym: [LL. consuetudinarius.]
Defn: Customary.
CONSUETUDINARYCon`sue*tu"di*na*ry, n.; pl. Consuetudinaries (.
Defn: A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises.
CONSULCon"sul, n. Etym: [L., prob. fr. consulere to deliberate. SeeConsult.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: One of the two chief magistrates of the republic.
Note: They were chosen annually, originally from the patricians only, but later from the plebeians also.
2. A senator; a counselor. [Obs.] Many of the consuls, raised and met, Are at the duke's already. Shak. With kings and consuls of the earth. Job. iii. 14 (Douay Ver. )
3. (Fr. Hist.)
Defn: One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul.
4. An official comissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen. Consul general, a consul of the first rank, stationed in an important place, or having jurisdiction in several places or over several consula. — Vice consul, a consular officer holding the place of a consul during the consul's absence or after he has been relieved.
CONSULAGECon"sul*age, n. (Com.)
Defn: A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of their connerce by means of a consul in a foreign place.
CONSULARCon"su*lar, a. Etym: [L. consularis; cf. F. consulaire.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular officers.
CONSULARYCon"su*la"ry, a.
Defn: Consular. [Obs.] Holland.