Chapter 1213

Pro*cer"e*brum (?) n. [Pref. pro- + cerebrum .] (Anat.) The prosencephalon.

Proceres <Xpage=1141>

Proc"e*res (?) n. pl. [NL., fr. L. procer <?/ chief.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of large birds; the Ratit\'91; -- called also Proceri .

Procerite <Xpage=1141>

Proc"er*ite (?) , n. [Pref. pro- + Gr. <?/ <?/ horn.] (Zo\'94l.) The segment next to the flagellum of the antenn\'91 of Crustacea.

Procerity <Xpage=1141>

Pro*cer"i*ty (?) , n. [L. proceritas .] Height of stature; tallness. [R.]

Johnson.

Process <Xpage=1141>

Proc"ess , n. [F. proc\'8as , L. processus . See Proceed .]

1. The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance. "Long process of time."

Milton.

The thoughts of men are widened with the process of the suns. Tennyson. <-- = advance of time? -->

2. A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process ; processes of nature.

Tell her the process of Antonio's end. Shak.

3. A statement of events; a narrative. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

4. (Anat. & Zo\'94l.) Any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone; anapophysis.

5. (Law) The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic term for writs of the class called judicial .

Deacon's process [from H. Deacon , who introduced it] (Chem.) , a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been previously saturated with a solution of some metallic salt, as sulphate of copper. -- Final process (Practice) , a writ of execution in an action at law. Burrill . -- In process , in the condition of advance, accomplishment, transaction, or the like; begun, and not completed. -- Jury process (Law) , the process by which a jury is summoned in a cause, and by which their attendance is enforced. Burrill . -- Leblanc's process (Chem.) , the process of manufacturing soda by treating salt with sulphuric acid, reducing the sodium sulphate so formed to sodium sulphide by roasting with charcoal, and converting the sodium sulphide to sodium carbonate by roasting with lime. -- Mesne process . See under Mesne . -- Process milling , the process of high milling for grinding flour. See under Milling . -- Reversible process (Thermodynamics) , any process consisting of a cycle of operations such that the different operations of the cycle can be performed in reverse order with a reversal of their effects.

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Procession <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion (?) , n. [F., fr. L. processio . See Proceed .]

1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.

Bp. Pearson.

That the procession of their life might be More equable, majestic, pure, and free. Trench.

2. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession .

Here comes the townsmen on procession . Shak.

3. (Eccl.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons, either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir around the church, within or without.

Shipley.

4. pl. (Eccl.) An old term for litanies which were said in procession and not kneeling.

Shipley.

Procession of the Holy Ghost , a theological term applied to the relation of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son, the Eastern Church affirming that the Spirit proceeds from the Father only, and the Western Church that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. Shipley . -- Procession week , a name for Rogation week, when processions were made; Cross-week. Shipley .

Procession <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion , v. t. (Law) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands. [Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).] "To procession the lands of such persons as desire it."

Burrill.

Procession <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion , v. i. To march in procession. [R.]

Procession <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion , v. i. To honor with a procession. [R.]

Processional <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a procession; consisting in a procession.

The processional services became more frequent. Milman.

Processional <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion*al , n. [F. processionnal , LL. processionale .]

1. (R. C. Ch.) A service book relating to ecclesiastical processions.

J. Gregory.

2. A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn .

Processionalist <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion*al*ist , n. One who goes or marches in a procession. [R.]

Processionary <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion*a*ry (?) , a. [Cf. LL. processionarius , F. processionnaire .] Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as, processionary service .

Processionary moth (Zo\'94l.) , any moth of the genus Cnethocampa , especially C. processionea of Europe, whose larv\'91 make large webs on oak trees, and go out to feed in regular order. They are covered with stinging hairs.

Processioner <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion*er (?) , n.

1. One who takes part in a procession.

2. A manual of processions; a processional.

Fuller.

3. An officer appointed to procession lands. [Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).]

Burrill.

Processioning <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sion*ing , n. A proceeding prescribed by statute for ascertaining and fixing the boundaries of land. See 2d Procession . [ Local, U. S.]

Bouvier.

Processive <Xpage=1142>

Pro*ces"sive (?) , a. Proceeding; advancing.

Because it is language, -- ergo, processive . Coleridge.

<-- (Biochemistry) acting from one end of a polymer, and continuing to act on the same polymer, rather than detaching and re-binding randomly to other molecules. Said of polymerases or hydrolytic enzymes. Opposed to "distributive". Colloquially, (laboratory slang) processive and distributive enzymes may be referred to as "clingers" and "hoppers", respectively. -->

Proc\'8as verbal <Xpage=1142>

Pro`c\'8as" ver`bal" (?) . [ F.] (French Law) An authentic minute of an official act, or statement of facts.

Prochein <Xpage=1142>

Pro"chein (?) , a. [F. prochain , fr. L. (assumed) proximanus , fr. proximus .] Next; nearest.

Prochein ami &or; amy (<?/) (Law) , the next friend. See under Next .

Prochordal <Xpage=1142>

Pro*chor"dal (?) , a. [Pref. pro + chordal .] (Anat.) Situated in front of the notochord; -- applied especially to parts of the cartilaginous rudiments in the base of the skull.

Prochronism <Xpage=1142>

Pro"chro*nism (?) n. [Gr. <?/ preceding in time; <?/ before + <?/ time: cf. F. prochronisme .] The dating of an event before the time it happened; an antedating; -- opposed to metachronism .

Prochronize <Xpage=1142>

Pro"chro*nize (?) , v. t. To antedate.

Fitzed. Hall.

Procidence, Procidentia <Xpage=1142>

Proc"i*dence , Proc*i*den"ti*a (?) , n. [L. procidentia , fr. procidens , p. pr. of procidere to fall down forward.] (Med.) A falling down; a prolapsus. [R.]

Parr.

Prociduous <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cid"u*ous (<?/) , a. [ L. prociduus .] Falling from its proper place.

Procinct <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cinct" (?) n. [L. procinctus , fr. procingere , procinctum , to gird up.] A state of complete readiness for action. [Obs.] "War in procinct ."

Milton.

Proclaim <Xpage=1142>

Pro*claim" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Proclaimed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Proclaiming .] [OE. proclamen , L. proclamare ; pro before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F. proclamer . See Claim .]

1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace .

To proclaim liberty to the captives. Isa. lxi. 1.

For the apparel oft proclaims the man. Shak.

Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held. Milton.

2. To outlaw by public proclamation.

I heard myself proclaimed . Shak.

Syn. -- To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See Announce .

Proclaimer <Xpage=1142>

Pro*claim"er (?) , n. One who proclaims.

Proclamation <Xpage=1142>

Proc`la*ma"tion (?) n. [F. proclamation , L. proclamatio . See Proclaim .]

1. The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication.

King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. 1 Kings xv. 22.

2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation .

Proclitic <Xpage=1142>

Pro*clit"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ to lean forward; <?/ forward + <?/ to lean or incline. Cf. Enclitic .] (Gr. Gram.) Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent.

Proclive <Xpage=1142>

Pro*clive" (?) a. [L. proclivis sloping, inclined; pro forward + clivus hill: cf. F. proclive . See Declivity , and cf. Proclivous .] Having a tendency by nature; prone; proclivous. [R.]

Mrs. Browning.

Proclivity <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cliv"i*ty (?) , n. [L. proclivitas : cf. F. proclivit\'82 .]

1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A proclivity to steal."

Abp. Bramhall.

2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.

He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness. Sir H. Wotton.

Proclivous <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cli"vous (?) , a. [L. proclivus . See Proclive .]

1. Inclined; tending by nature. [R.]

2. (Zo\'94l.) Having the incisor teeth directed forward.

Proc\'d2le <Xpage=1142>

Pro*c\'d2le" (?) , n. [Pref. pro + Gr. <?/ hollow.] (Anat.) A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral ventricle of the brain.

B. G. Wilder.

Proc\'d2lia <Xpage=1142>

Pro*c\'d2"li*a (?) n. ; pl. Proc\'d2li\'91 (<?/) . [ NL.] (Anat.) Same as Proc\'d2le .

Proc\'d2lia <Xpage=1142>

Pro*c\'d2"li*a , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Crocodilia, including the true crocodiles and alligators, in which the dorsal vertebr\'91 are concave in front.

Proc\'d2lian <Xpage=1142>

Pro*c\'d2"li*an (?) a. [See Proc\'d2le .] (Anat & Zo\'94l.) Concave in front; as, proc\'d2lian vertebr\'91, which have the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior convex .

Proc\'d2lian <Xpage=1142>

Pro*c\'d2"li*an , n. (Zo\'94l.) A reptile having proc\'d2lian vertebr\'91; one of the Proc\'d2lia.

Proc\'d2lous <Xpage=1142>

Pro*c\'d2"lous (?) , a. Same as Proc\'d2lian .

Proconsul <Xpage=1142>

Pro*con"sul (?) , n. [L., fr. pro for + consul consul.] (Rom. Antiq.) An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul.

Proconsular, Proconsulary <Xpage=1142>

Pro*con"su*lar (?) , Pro*con"su*la*ry (?) , a. [L. proconsularis : cf. F. proconsulaire .]

1. Of or pertaining of a proconsul; as, proconsular powers .

2. Under the government of a proconsul; as, a proconsular province .

Proconsulate <Xpage=1142>

Pro*con"su*late (?) , n. [L. proconsulatus : cf. F. proconsulat .] The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office.

Proconsulship <Xpage=1142>

Pro*con"sul*ship (?) n. Proconsulate.

Procrastinate <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cras"ti*nate (?) v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Procrastinated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Procrastinating .] [L. procrastinatus , p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr. cras to-morrow.] To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance .

Dr. H. More.

Hopeless and helpless \'92geon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end. Shak.

Syn. -- To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract; prolong.

Procrastinate <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cras"ti*nate , v. i. To delay; to be dilatory.

I procrastinate more than I did twenty years ago. Swift.

Procrastination <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cras`ti*na"tion (?) , n. [L. procrastinatio : cf. F. procrastination .] The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness.

Procrastination is the thief of time. Young.

Procrastinator <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cras"ti*na`tor (?) n. One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything.

Procrastinatory <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cras"ti*na*to*ry (?) a. Of or pertaining to procrastination; dilatory.

Procrastine <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cras"tine (?) v. t. To procrastinate. [Obs.]

Procreant <Xpage=1142>

Pro"cre*ant (?) , a. [L. procreans , p. pr. of procreare . See Procreate .] Generating; producing; productive; fruitful; assisting in procreation. [R.] "His pendent bed and procreant cradle."

Shak.

Procreant <Xpage=1142>

Pro"cre*ant , n. One who, or that which, procreates.

Procreate <Xpage=1142>

Pro"cre*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Procreated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Procreating .] [L. procreatus , p. p. of procreare ; pro forward, forth + create to create.] To generate and produce; to beget; to engender.

Procreation <Xpage=1142>

Pro`cre*a"tion (?) n. [F. procr\'82ation , L, procreatio .] The act of begetting; generation and production of young.

South.

Procreative <Xpage=1142>

Pro"cre*a`tive (?) , a. Having the power to beget; generative.

Sir M. Hale.

Procreativeness <Xpage=1142>

Pro"cre*a`tive*ness , n. The power of generating.

Procreator <Xpage=1142>

Pro"cre*a`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who begets; a father or sire; a generator.

Procris <Xpage=1142>

Pro"cris (?) n. [L., the wife of Cephalus, Gr. <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of small moths of the genus Procris . The larv\'91 of some species injure the grapevine by feeding in groups upon the leaves.

Procrustean <Xpage=1142>

Pro*crus"te*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Procrustes , or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes .

Procrusteanize <Xpage=1142>

Pro*crus"te*an*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Procrusteanized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Procrusteanizing (?) .] To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.

Procrustes <Xpage=1142>

Pro*crus"tes (?) n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to beat out, to stretch; <?/ forward + <?/ to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length; -- whence the metaphorical phrase, the bed of Procrustes .

Procrustesian <Xpage=1142>

Pro`crus*te"si*an (?) , a. See Procrustean .

Proctitis <Xpage=1142>

Proc*ti"tis (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ anus + -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the rectum.

Proctocele <Xpage=1142>

Proc"to*cele (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ anus + <?/ tumor.] (Med.) Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling; prolapsus ani.

Dunglison.

Proctod\'91um <Xpage=1142>

Proc`to*d\'91"um (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the anus + <?/ to divide.] (Anat.) See Mesenteron .

Proctor <Xpage=1142>

Proc"tor (?) , n. [OE. proketour , contr. fr. procurator . See Procurator .] One who is employed to manage to affairs of another. Specifically: (a) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. [Obs.] Nares . (b) (Eng. Law) An officer employed in admiralty and ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at common law, or to a solicitor in equity. Wharton . (c) (Ch. of Eng.) A representative of the clergy in convocation . (d) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.

<-- hall proctor. a proctor(d) who maintains order within the hallways of a school, esp. during a shange of class. THe post is often occupied by a student -->

Proctor <Xpage=1142>

Proc"tor , v. t. To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent.

Bp. Warburton.

Proctorage <Xpage=1142>

Proc"tor*age (?) n. Management by a proctor, or as by a proctor; hence, control; superintendence; -- in contempt. "The fogging proctorage of money."

Milton.

Proctorial <Xpage=1142>

Proc*to"ri*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a proctor, esp. an academic proctor; magisterial.

Proctorical <Xpage=1142>

Proc*tor"ic*al (?) , a. Proctorial. [R.]

Proctorship <Xpage=1142>

Proc"tor*ship (?) n. The office or dignity of a proctor; also, the term of his office.

Clarendon.

Proctotomy <Xpage=1142>