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staircase leading to the cabin. -- Knights companions, in certain honorary orders, the members of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights commanders, knights grand cross, and the like.

Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.

ith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.

Fellow member of a fraternity; intimate associate.

The lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years. The Continental Congress, an assembly of deputies from the thirteen British colonies in America, appointed to deliberate in respect to their common interests. They first met in 1774, and from time thereafter until near the close of…

A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the House of Representatives.

A member of the Conservative party.

ited whole; a combination. The church of God, as meaning whole consistence of orders and members. Milton.

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.

An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote; also, a member who votes "Content.". Supposing the number of "Contents" and "Not contents" strictly equal in number and consequence.Burke.

and distribution for consumption, or for the borrowing and lending of capital among its members. -- Coöperative store, a store established by a coöperative society, where the members make their purchases and share in the profits or losses.

One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal. [Written also corallet.]

A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.

of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers. [U.S.] Bartlett.

; general; collectively one. They answer in a joint and corporate voice. Shak. Corporate member, an actual or voting member of a corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American Board.

A member of a corporation, esp. one of the original members.

Carrying on intercourse by letters. Corresponding member of a society, one residing at a distance, who has been invited to correspond with the society, and aid in carrying out its designs without taking part in its management.

A member of a council, especially of the common council of a city; a councilor.

A member of a council. [Written also councillor.]

A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate.