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power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers. Howell.

ee under Mackerel. -- Plow alms, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the church. Cowell. -- Plow beam, that part of the frame of a plow to which the draught is applied. See Beam, n., 9. -- Plow Monday, the Monday after Twelth Day, or the end of Christmas holidays. -- Plow staff. (a) A kind of long-handled sp…

To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.

a pokerish place. [Colloq. U. S.] There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling. Lowell.

A sort of coarse canvas; poldway. [Obs.] Howell.

intenance of peace and order, enforced by organized administration. "A policed kingdom." Howell.

dark he borrows a lantern; Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars. Lowell.

One who speaks several languages. [R.] "A polyglot, or good linguist." Howell.

uratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive. [R.] The poppied sails doze on the yard. Lowell.

, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model. Howell.

A preacher; -- so called in contempt. [Obs.] Howell.

To surpass; to excel; to exceed. [Obs.] Howell.

life's weakness, and its comforts too. Pope. Beneath the forehead's walled preëminence. Lowell.

aining to a garrison; having a garrison. There are three presidial castles in this city. Howell.

he sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. Cowell.

the past; passed by. [R.] Things and persons as thoroughly preterite as Romulus or Numa. Lowell.

The quality or state of being past. Bentley. Lowell.

See Proceeds. [Obs.] Howell.

A fortress. [Obs.] Howell.

First-formed. Howell.