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The revocation or taking away of a grant donation, legacy, or the like. Bouvier.

rshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer. "An adorer of truth." Clarendon. I profess myself her adorer, not her friend. Shak.

with advantage means to pay thy love. Shak. Advantage ground, vantage ground. [R.] Clarendon. -- To have the advantage of (any one), to have a personal knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge. "You have the advantage of me; I don't remember ever to have had the honor." Sheridan. -- To take advantag…

Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. South.

Advowson. [Obs.] The donations or advocations of church livings. Sanderson.

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.

eption that comes after it can be of use. "After- wit comes too late when the mischief is done." L'Estrange.

A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower.

Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book.

Possible to be done; practicable. [Obs.] "Fit for agible things." Sir A. Sherley.

army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators. Clarendon.

A species of Vitex (V. agnus castus); the chaste tree. Loudon. And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden.

A small insectivorous mammal (Solenodon paradoxus), allied to the moles, found only in Hayti.

A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract.

The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. Tobit viii. 6.

A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city.

to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.] [Eng.]

ir M. Hale. The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . . . the marriage. Clarendon.

Of all living (by way of emphasis). Northumberland was the proudest man alive. Clarendon.

l this is long of you." Shak. "This increase of price is all along of the foreigners." London Punch.