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A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

ssion; also, the right of so investing. He had refused to yield up to the pope the investiture of bishops. Sir W. Raleigh.

Investiture; investment. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

Not to be returned.

joy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower. The jointure that your king must make, Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised. Shak.

Having no jointure.

See Jointress. Bouvier.

also, the dispensing or administration of justice. The honor of the judges in their judicature is the king's honor. Bacon.

A joining; a union; an alliance. [Obs.] "Devotional compliance and juncture of hearts." Eikon Basilike.

Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with Virchow (1821 -- 1902), given to a struggle between the the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical appointments in the interest of the political policy of centralization. The struggle beg…

Pertaining to, or designating, an organic amido acid, which is regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea.

That part of the reserve force in Germany which is called out last.

A wash or lotion. [Obs.]

The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture. [Obs.]

One who lectures; an assistant preacher.

The office of a lecturer.

A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern]. Fairholt.

A tie or brace; a syncopation.

Legateship. [Obs.]

laws; a legislative body. Without the concurrent consent of all three parts of the legislature, no law is, or can be, made. Sir M. Hale.