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An administration subordinate to, and in aid of, the primary or principal administration of an estate.

e of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.

emon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is Sorghum, including A. sorghum and A. halepensis, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian speci…

at anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.

A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.

he body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chætopoda, including the Oligochæta or earthworms and Polychæta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chætopoda.

may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female Culex are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, Culex usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the…

or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God Swift.

The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart.

A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.

A floral ornament. See Palmette.

The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.

cooling), which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270º. It is the principal source of anthracene.

Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.

With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat. Congreve.

The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.

e Apollo Belvedere, a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame.

Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal. Apostolical brief. See under Brief. -- Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries. -- Apostolic church, the Christian churc…

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. It is apparent foul play. Shak.

A hand open and extended so as to show the palm.