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The office of major.

See Madjoun.

A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty- five species. The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.

Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery without tin enamel, but painted and glazed.

To join unfitly or improperly.

An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil. Wharton.

A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.

een made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined.

The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]

A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis. [Southwestern U.S.] Bartlett.

To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.

A peacock. [Obs.] Shak.

Implying or imputing evil; depreciatory; disparaging; unfavorable.

A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality. Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare. Sir J. Harrington.

To adjourn a second time; to adjourn again.

The act of readjourning; a second or repeated adjournment.

To join or conjoin anew. Boyle.

To enjoi anew. Pope.

Renewed enjoiment.

To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond a common joy." Shak. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. Ps. xxxi. 7.