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Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow. From grave to light, from pleasant to serve. Dryden.

An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.

n, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it.

A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company. "The prelections of Faber." Sir M. Hale.

An assembly, especially of person of rank or nobility; noble company. Odmar, of all this presence does contain, Give her your wreath whom you esteem most fair. Dryden.

The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like.

The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.

Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy. Bacon.

the preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a corporation, a joint- stock company, or the like.

A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the general public convenience or safety.

shment; acquisition. He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and fencing which accompany a good breeding. Clarendon.

the War Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer, usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army in the field. -- Quartermaster sergeant. See Sergeant.

Company; herd; breed. For do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds. Shak .

An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.

Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. Rear admiral, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral, and above a commodore. See Admiral. -- Rear front (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. -- Rear guard (Mil.), th…

To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc. They kindled a fire, and received us every one. Acts xxviii. 2.

Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer. [Eng.]

To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. Pope.

A list of drams, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform.