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he fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son.

A female servant. Spinning amongst her maids. Shak.

A female servant. [Obs.]

To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage. M. Arnold. Follow after the things which make for peace. Rom. xiv. 19. Considerations infinite Do make against it. Shak.

A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.

An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject. Like master, like man. Old Proverb. The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor. Blackstone.

m paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). Spelman.

nts in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.

The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.]

To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs. or R.] B. Jonson.

A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] Chaucer.

oes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.

ward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants. Blackstone.

-- formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school o…

e. -- Material evidence (Law), evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis. Wharton.

A native house servant in India. Balfour (Cyc. of India).

A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue; train. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.

Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving. Two menial dogs before their master pressed. Dryden.

r invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages.

To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder. Tyndale. They [the lawyers] milk an unfortunate estate as regularly as a dairyman does his stock. London Spectator. To milk the street, to squeeze the smaller operators in stocks and extract a profit from them, by alternately r…