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An accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the breechblock of a gun; also, a removal of the breechblock for the purpose of disabling the gun.

A despising. [R.] Holland.

See Disfranchise, Disfranchisement.

The act of disbursing or paying out. The disbursement of the public moneys. U. S. Statutes.

Uneasiness; inconvenience. [Obs.] Bacon.

chartered immunities. Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony. Palfrey.

Disguise. [R.] Spenser.

Disposal. [Obs.] Goodwin.

Diversion; amusement; recreation. [R.]

A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play. Smart.

relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. In need of every kind of relief and easement. Burke.

ng up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation. The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer. Clarendon.

The operation performed with an écraseur.

Act of bringing down; depravation; deterioration. South.

An ambush. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of enthusiasm.

The act of encasing; also, that which encases.

Same as Indorsement.

a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens. Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold. Mozley & W.

The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration. Johnson.