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An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.

That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction. To do his master's high behest. Sir W. Scott.

A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim.

The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.

Precept or warning against evil of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction. In way of caution I must tell you. Shak. Caution money, money deposited by way of security or guaranty, as by a student at an English university.

An order; a mandate or command; an injunction. The king gave cherge concerning Absalom. 2. Sam. xviii. 5.

The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. [Obs.] The doors of plank were; their close exquisite. Chapman.

A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-.

Carryng on war in conjunction with another power.

The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. Gray.

ce that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com- becomes co-; also before…

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge. We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends. Bacon. Go to your mistress: Say, I command her come to me. Shak.

An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34.

The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.

The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment. View them in composition with other things. I. Watts. The elementary composition of bodies. Whewell.

To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans. The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with Talbot. Bp. Burnet

Implying concession; as, a concessive conjunction. Lowth.

The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies. [Obs.] The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of the glasses. Sir I. Newton.

The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination. We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. Locke.