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A female progenitor.

A begetting, or birth. [R.]

ind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage. " Issued from the progeny of kings." Shak.

Proglottis.

e of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.

A comprehensive group of mankind, including those that have prognathous jaws.

Prognathous.

Projection of the jaws. -- Prog"na*thy, n.

Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face; - - opposed to orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic. Their countenances had the true prognathous character. Kane.

An American butterfly (Polygonia, or Vanessa, Progne). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma.

and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad.

Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.

Capable of being prognosticated or foretold. Sir T. Browne.

To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil. Burke. I neither will nor can prognosticate To the young gaping heir his father's fate. Dryden.

The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.

One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a future course or event by present signs. Isa. xlvii. 13.

Same as Programme.

the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection previously to its being proposed to the general assembly of the people.

That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch. Programme music (Mus.), descriptive instrumental mus…

A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance; specifically: