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The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.

er words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.

The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.

That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. His travels were full of absurdities. Johnson.

To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives. They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power. Stubbs.

A registar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registar generally.

The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. Prescott.

The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.

lace to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places. The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families. Jer. Taylor.

An imprecation; a curse; a malediction. Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both [families]. Thackeray.

A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. Sir W. Hamilton.

Contradiction. [Obs.]

A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience.

Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.

So as to be evident beyond contradiction.

which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction. Burrill. Bouvier. Daniell. To put in an appearance, to be present; to appear in person. -- To save appearances, to preserve a fair outward show.

Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant jurisdiction." Hallam. Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins.

Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate jurisdiction." Blackstone. "Appellate judges." Burke. Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.

Praying or wishing good. [Obs.]"Apprecatory benedictions." Bp. Hall.

The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.