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e of facts to,by way of accusation; to warn against anybody. Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul. Acts xxiv. 1.

y. Dr. H. More. To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governor is enough. Locke.

[Obs.] Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke.

A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.

A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.

-- Lift lock, a canal lock. -- Lift pump, a lifting pump. -- Lift tenter (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the speed. -- Lift wall (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the lock.

One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor. But now I was the lord Of this fair mansion. Shak. Man over men He made not lord. Milton.

The governor of a province in Egypt, etc. [Written also mudir.]

A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.

To set apart for an office; to appoint. Being ordained his special governor. Shak.

to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.

cation to, as to any branch of the government; as, to petition the court; to petition the governor. You have . . . petitioned all the gods for my prosperity. Shak.

, in which case it shall not be a law." Also, an analogous retention of a bill by a State governor.

ia, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.

The official residence of a governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat.

r fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet, or rule of conduct, good or ill. Governors should be well principled. L'Estrange. Let an enthusiast be principled that he or his teacher is inspired. Locke.

An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul.

A governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea. Procurator fiscal (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or district attorney.

eligious order, etc. Lord Protector (Eng. Hist.), the title of Oliver Cromwell as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth (1653-1658).