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Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive. -- Med"dle*some*ness, n.

et; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs.

ining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.

One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs. Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man. Bacon.

ays of light. And in her hand she held a mirror bright, Wherein her face she often viewèd fair. Spenser.

To give a wrong color to; figuratively, to set forth erroneously or unfairly; as, to miscolor facts. C. Kingsley.

To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks. Fairholt.

d, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines. Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. Shak.

A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights. It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our present situation (for one can not call it a government), a mobocracy. Walpole.

In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent. Each nymph but moderately fair. Waller.

Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled.

Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly, adv. -- Mo*men"tous*ness, n.

t the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters. -- Money's worth, a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid. -- A piece of money, a single coin. -- Ready money, money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash. -- To make money, to gain or acquire m…

ors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish. Mortimer. As when thick mists arise from moory vales. Fairfax.

A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.]

rtainty; a probability of so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his guilt. -- Moral insanity, insanity, so called, of the moral system; badness alleged to be irresponsible. -- Moral philosophy, the science of duty; the science which treats of…

A Moor. [Obs.] In vain the Turks and Morians armed be. Fairfax.

A clasp for fastening garments in front. Fairholt.

A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; as, a folkmote.