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A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose !

court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.

An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept. This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear. Dryden.

The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.

One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.

Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. "Marital affection." Ayliffe.

e law administered by the military power of a government when it has superseded the civil authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in…

Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors. Masoretic points and accents, the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora.

(Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.

is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially…

A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high contempt of the royal authority. Macaulay.

The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority. If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the tops. Sir W. Raleigh.

One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church.

and lost without deserving. Shak. To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known, And every author's merit, but his own. Pope.

e presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority. "Bishops metropolitan." Sir T. More.

Possessing might; having great power or authority. Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Job ix. 4.

who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments. Addison.

A place where money is coined by public authority.

To fail or err in attempting to correct. "Scaliger miscorrects his author." Dryden.

The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission. Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late, Made emulous missions' mongst the gods themselves. Shak.