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Proc*tot"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ anus + <?/ to cut.] (Surg.) An incision into the rectum, as for the division of a stricture.

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Proc"tu*cha (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ anus + <?/ to have.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A division of Turbellaria including those that have an intestine terminating posteriorly. (b) The Nemertina.

Procumbent <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cum"bent (?) , a. [L. procumbens , -entis , p. pr. of procumbere to fall, bend, or lean forward; pro forward + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down: cf. F. procombant . Cf. Incumbent .]

1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. " Procumbent each obeyed."

Cowper.

2. (Bot.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem .

Procurable <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cur"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being procured; obtainable.

Boyle.

Procuracy <Xpage=1142>

Proc"u*ra*cy (?) , n. ; pl. Procuracies (#) . [LL. procuratia : cf. F. procuratie . See Procuration , and cf,. Proxy .]

1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management for another.

2. Authority to act for another; a proxy. [Obs.]

Procuration <Xpage=1142>

Proc`u*ra"tion (?) n. [L. procuratio : cf. F. procuration . See Procure .]

1. The act of procuring; procurement.

2. The management of another's affairs.

3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.

4. (Ch. of Eng.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy .

Procuration money (Law) , money paid for procuring a loan. Blackstone.

Procurator <Xpage=1142>

Proc"u*ra`tor (?) , n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur . See Procure , and cf. Proctor . ]

1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor.

Chaucer. Shak.

2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea .

Procurator fiscal (Scots Law) , public prosecutor, or district attorney.

Procuratorial <Xpage=1142>

Proc`u*ra*to"ri*al (<?/) , a. Of or pertaining to a procurator, or proctor; made by a proctor.

Ayliffe.

Procuratorship <Xpage=1142>

Proc"u*ra`tor*ship (?) , n. The office or term of a procurator.

Bp. Pearson.

Procuratory <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cu"ra*to*ry (?) , a. [L. procuratorius .] Tending to, or authorizing, procuration.

Procure <Xpage=1142>

Pro*cure" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Procured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Procuring .] [F. procurer , L. procurare , procuratum , to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura care. See Cure , and cf. Proctor , Proxy .]

1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan.

If we procure not to ourselves more woe. Milton.

2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.

By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach. Robynson (More's Utopia) .

Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. Shak.

3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.]

The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . . Of the fair Alma greatly were procured To make there longer sojourn and abode. Spenser.

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4. To cause to come; to bring; to attract. [Obs.]

What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? Shak.

5. To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution.

Syn. -- See Attain .

Procure <Xpage=1143>

Pro*cure" (?) , v. i.

1. To pimp.

Shak.

2. To manage business for another in court. [Scot.]

Procurement <Xpage=1143>

Pro*cure"ment (?) , n.

1. The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

2. Efficient contrivance; management; agency.

They think it done By her procurement . Dryden.

Procurer <Xpage=1143>

Pro*cur"er (?) , n. [Cf. F. procureur .]

1. One who procures, or obtains; one who, or that which, brings on, or causes to be done, esp. by corrupt means.

2. One who procures the gratification of lust for another; a pimp; a pander.

South.

Procuress <Xpage=1143>

Pro*cur"ess , n. A female procurer, or pander.

Procyon <Xpage=1143>

Pro"cy*on (?) , n. [L., a constellation which rises before the Dog Star, Gr. <?/; <?/ before + <?/ a dog. ]

1. (Astron.) a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor , or the Little Dog.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of mammals including the raccoon.

Prod <Xpage=1143>

Prod (?) , n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. brod goad, prickle, sting, and E. brad , also W. procio to poke, thrust.]

1. A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.

2. A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.

3. A light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd .

Fairholt.

Prod <Xpage=1143>

Prod , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prodded (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prodding .] To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen ; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student .

H. Taylor.

Prodd <Xpage=1143>

Prodd (?) , n. A crossbow. See Prod , 3.

Prodigal <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gal (?) , a. [L. prodigus , from prodigere to drive forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive; cf. F. prodigue . See Agent . ] Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses.

In fighting fields [patriots] were prodigal of blood. Dryden.

Syn. -- Profuse; lavish; extravagant; squandering; wasteful. See Profuse .

Prodigal <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gal , n. One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift. "Noble prodigals of life."

Trench.

Prodigality <Xpage=1143>

Prod`i*gal"i*ty (?) , n. [F. prodigalit\'82 , L. prodigalitas . See Prodigal .] Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality , economy , and parsimony . "The prodigality of his wit."

Dryden.

Prodigalize <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gal*ize (?) , v. i. To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally.

Sherwood.

Prodigalize <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gal*ize , v. t. To expend lavishly.

Ld. Lytton.

Prodigally <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gal*ly , adv. In a prodigal manner; with profusion of expense; extravagantly; wasteful; profusely; lavishly; as, an estate prodigally dissipated .

Nature not bounteous now, but lavish grows; Our paths with flowers she prodigally strows. Dryden.

Prodigate <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gate (?) , v. t. To squander.

Thackeray.

Prodigence <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gence (?) , n. [L. prodigentia , fr. prodigens , p. pr. of prodigere . See Prodigal . ] Waste; profusion; prodigality. [R.]

Bp. Hall.

Prodigious <Xpage=1143>

Pro*di"gious (?) , a. [L. prodigiosus , fr. prodigium a prodigy; cf. F. prodigieux . See Prodigy .]

1. Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful; portentous. [Obs. or R.]

Spenser.

It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky. Sir T. Browne.

2. Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder. " Prodigious might."

Milton.

Syn. -- Huge; enormous; monstrous; portentous; marvelous; amazing; astonishing; extraordinary.

Prodigiously <Xpage=1143>

Pro*di"gious*ly , adv.

1. Enormously; wonderfully; astonishingly; as, prodigiously great .

2. Very much; extremely; as, he was prodigiously pleased . [Colloq.]

Pope.

Prodigiousness <Xpage=1143>

Pro*di"gious*ness , n. The quality or state of being prodigious; the state of having qualities that excite wonder or astonishment; enormousness; vastness.

Prodigy <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*gy (?) , n. ; pl. Prodigies (#) . [ L. prodigium ; pro before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F. prodige . Cf. Adage . ]

1. Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies .

So many terrors, voices, prodigies , May warn thee, as a sure foregoing sign. Milton.

2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning .

3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster.

B. Jonson.

Syn. -- Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster.

Prodition <Xpage=1143>

Pro*di"tion (?) , n. [L. proditio , from prodere to give forth, betray: cf. OF. prodition .] Disclosure; treachery; treason. [Obs.]

Ainsworth.

Proitor <Xpage=1143>

Pro"i*tor (?) , n. [L.] A traitor. [Obs.]

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Prod`i*to"ri*ous (?) , a. [Cf. OF. proditoire .]

1. Treacherous; perfidious; traitorous. [Obs.]

Daniel.

2. Apt to make unexpected revelations. [Obs.] "Nature is proditorious ."

Sir H. Wotton.

Proditory <Xpage=1143>

Prod"i*to*ry (?) , a. Treacherous. [Obs.]

Prodromal <Xpage=1143>

Prod"ro*mal (?) , a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to prodromes; as, the prodromal stage of a disease .

Prodrome <Xpage=1143>

Pro"drome (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ running before; <?/ before + <?/ to run: cf. F. prodrome .] A forerunner; a precursor.

Prodromous <Xpage=1143>

Prod"ro*mous (?) , a. Precursory. [R.]

Prodromus <Xpage=1143>

Prod"ro*mus (?) , n. [NL.]

1. A prodrome.

2. A preliminary course or publication; -- used esp. in the titles of elementary works.

Produce <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duce" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Produced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Producing (?) .] [L. producere , productum , to bring forward, beget, produce; pro forward, forth + ducere to lead. See Duke .]

1. To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court .

Produce your cause, saith the Lord. Isa. xli. 21.

Your parents did not produce you much into the world. Swift.

2. To bring forth, as young, or as a natural product or growth; to give birth to; to bear; to generate; to propagate; to yield; to furnish; as, the earth produces grass; trees produce fruit; the clouds produce rain.

This soil produces all sorts of palm trees. Sandys.

[They] produce prodigious births of body or mind. Milton.

The greatest jurist his country had produced . Macaulay.

3. To cause to be or to happen; to originate, as an effect or result; to bring about; as, disease produces pain; vice produces misery.

4. To give being or form to; to manufacture; to make; as, a manufacturer produces excellent wares .

5. To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest produces an income; capital produces profit.

6. To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to produce a man's life to threescore .

Sir T. Browne.

7. (Geom.) To extend; -- applied to a line, surface, or solid; as, to produce a side of a triangle .

Produce <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duce" , v. i. To yield or furnish appropriate offspring, crops, effects, consequences, or results.

Produce <Xpage=1143>

Prod"uce (?; 277) , n. That which is produced, brought forth, or yielded; product; yield; proceeds; result of labor, especially of agricultural labors; hence, specifically, agricultural products.

Producement <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duce"ment (?) , n. Production. [Obs.]

Producent <Xpage=1143>

Pro*du"cent (?) , n. [L. producens , p. pr.] One who produces, or offers to notice. [Obs.]

Ayliffe.

Producer <Xpage=1143>

Pro*du"cer (?) , n.

1. One who produces, brings forth, or generates.

2. One who grows agricultural products, or manufactures crude materials into articles of use.

3. (Iron & Steel Manuf.) A furnace for producing combustible gas which is used for fuel.

Producibility <Xpage=1143>

Pro*du`ci*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being producible.

Barrow.

Producible <Xpage=1143>

Pro*du"ci*ble (?) , a. Capable of being produced, brought forward, brought forth, generated, made, or extended. -- Pro*du"ci*ble*ness , n.

Product <Xpage=1143>

Prod"uct (?) , n. [L. productus , p. pr. of producere . See Produce .]

1. Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain.

There are the product Of those ill-mated marriages. Milton.

These institutions are the products of enthusiasm. Burke.

2. (Math.) The number or sum obtained by adding one number or quantity to itself as many times as there are units in another number; the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35 . In general, the result of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication .

Syn. -- Produce; production; fruit; result; effect; consequence; outcome; work; performance.

Product <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duct" (?) , v. t.

1. To produce; to bring forward. " Producted to . . . examination." [Obs.]

Foxe.

2. To lengthen out; to extend. [Obs.]

He that doth much . . . products his mortality. Hackett.

3. To produce; to make. [Obs.]

Holinshed.

Productibility <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duct`i*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The state of being productible; producibility.

Ruskin.

Productible <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duct"i*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. productible .] Capable of being produced; producible.

Productile <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duc"tile (?) , a. [L. productilis , fr. producere to stretch out.] Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.

Production <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duc"tion (?) , n. [L. productio a lengthening, prolonging: cf. F. production . See Produce . ]

1. The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness .

2. That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius.

3. The act of lengthening out or prolonging.

Syn. -- Product; produce; fruit; work; performance; composition.

Productive <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duc"tive (?) , a. [F. productif , L. productivus fit for prolongation.]

1. Having the quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; as, productive soil; productive enterprises; productive labor, that which increases the number or amount of products.

2. Bringing into being; causing to exist; producing; originative; as, an age productive of great men; a spirit productive of heroic achievements.

And kindle with thy own productive fire. Dryden.

This is turning nobility into a principle of virtue, and making it productive of merit. Spectator.

3. Producing, or able to produce, in large measure; fertile; profitable.

-- Pro*duc"tive*ly , adv. -- Pro*duc"tive*ness , n.

Productivity <Xpage=1143>

Pro`duc*tiv"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being productive; productiveness.

Emerson.

Not indeed as the product, but as the producing power, the productivity . Coleridge.

Productress <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duc"tress (?) , n. A female producer.

Productus <Xpage=1143>

Pro*duc"tus (?) , n. [NL. See Product .] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of brachiopods, very characteristic of the Carboniferous rocks.

Proeguminal <Xpage=1143>

Pro`e*gu"mi*nal (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, p. pr. of <?/ to lead the way: cf. F. pro\'82gum\'8ane .] (Med.) Serving to predispose; predisposing; as, a proeguminal cause of disease .

Proem <Xpage=1143>

Pro"em (?) , n. [L. prooemium , Gr. <?/; <?/ before + <?/ way, course or strain of a song: cf. F. pro\'8ame .] Preface; introduction; preliminary observations; prelude.

Thus much may serve by way of proem . Swift.

Proem <Xpage=1143>

Pro"em , v. t. To preface. [Obs.]

South.

Proembryo <Xpage=1143>

Pro*em"bry*o (?) , n. [Pref. pro- + embryo . ] (Bot.) (a) The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo. (b) The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous plants; as, the proembryo , or protonema, of mosses .

Proemial <Xpage=1143>