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One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.

To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. Bp. Pearson.

The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. Bacon. I came from martyrdom unto this peace. Longfellow.

A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp. Stillingfleet.

important. Discourse, which was always material, never trifling. Evelyn. I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose. Locke.

Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases what matter no matter, and the like. A prophet some, and some a poet, cry; No matter which, so neither of them lie. Dryden.

Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable. The Roman legions and great Cæsar found Our fathers no mean foes. J. Philips.

A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2.

A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.

A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four cents and six mills.

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

To account or reckon wrongly. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To charge erroneously, as in account. -- n.

To enter or insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.

An erroneous entry or charge, as of an account.

To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. Locke.

Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney Smith.

A book giving an account of monasteries.

a (esp. C. moneta) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See Cowrie. -- Money of account, a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e.g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin. -- Money order, an order for the paymen…

A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.