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Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in three or more bundles.

A Linnæan class of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants, having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

A government by many persons, of whatever order or class. Cudworth.

A Linnæan class of plants, characterized by having both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.

A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.

A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an unfortunate or trying position or condition. "O woeful sympathy; piteous predicament!" Shak.

-- Presumption of law (Law), a postulate applied in advance to all cases of a particular class; e. g., the presumption of innocence and of regularity of records. Such a presumption is rebuttable or irrebuttable.

berties unduly; arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous commander; presumptuous conduct. A class of presumptuous men, whom age has not made cautious, nor adversity wise. Buckminster.

The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is preëminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players. "The prince of learning." Peacham. Prince-Albert coat, a long double-breasted frock coat for men. -- Prince of the blood, Prince consort, Prince of darkness. See under Blood, Conso…

ging the defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic term for writs of the class called judicial. Deacon's process Etym: [from H. Deacon, who introduced it] (Chem.), a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been previously saturated with a solution of…

sed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed Christian. The professed (R. C. Ch.) , a certain class among the Jesuits bound by a special vow. See the note under Jesuit.

ssed; as, a profound sleep. "Profound sciatica." Shak. Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt. Milman.

One of the common people; a low person; also, the common people as a class or estate in a country.

The indigent class in the State; the body of proletarians.

The lower classes; beggars. "The Italian proletariate." J. A. Symonds.

A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with property, but only by having children; hence, a common person.

, a name belonging to an individual, by which it is distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to Ant: common noun; as, John, Boston, America. -- Proper perianth or involucre (Bot.), that which incloses only a single flower. -- Proper receptacle (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only a single flower or…

operty; holding real estate, or other investments of money. "The propertied and satisfied classes." M. Arnold.

ange according as the composition changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a class which can not be included in either of the other two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in the manner of m…