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A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and Wallachia before those countries were united as Roumania.

In what manner or way; by what means or process. How can a man be born when he is old John iii. 4.

n flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums. Shak.

One of the great division of fungi, containing those species which have naked spores borne on free or only fasciculate threads. M. J. Berkley.

Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child.

oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame. One of the few, immortal names, That were not born yo die. Halleck.

Not capable of being borne; impassible. A spirit, and so impatible of material fire. Fuller.

Not to be borne; unendurable. [Obs.] Spenser.

Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] Donne. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.

Intractableness; stubbornness.

resa. An imprese, as the Italians call it, is a device in picture with his motto or word, borne by noble or learned personages. Camden.

x from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple i…

A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect.

Not compliant; unyielding to request, solicitation, or command; stubborn. -- In`com*pli"ant*ly, adv.

le exertions, perseverance, application. "A constant, indefatigable attendance." South. Upborne with indefatigable wings. Milton.

One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon. Evelyn. Tylor.

A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste. Malcom.

Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.

A small escutcheon borne within a shield.

A title borne by every one of the daughters of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest.