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Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.

A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.

Cloud-gatherer; -- an epithet applied to Zeus. [Poetic.] Pope.

The hooded snake (Naia tripudians), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India.

Capable of being compelled or constrained. Blackstone.

By compulsion.

Style of address or salutation; an appellation. "Metaphorical compellations." Milton. He useth this endearing compellation, "My little children." Bp. Beveridge. The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by "Sire," which is nothing else but father. Sir W. Temple.

The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.

Serving to compel; compulsory. [R.]

One who compels or constrains.

The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel.

Capable of being expelled or driven out. "Expellable by heat." Kirwan.

One who. or that which, expels.

Having the quality of impelling.

One who, or that which, impels.

The quality of being inappellable; finality. The inappellability of the councils. Coleridge.

Inappealable; final.

Interpelling; interrupting. -- n.

To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body.

The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall.