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ic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.

Probation or novitiate. [Obs.] This day my sister should the cloister enter, And there receive her approbation. Shak.

The application of payment of money by a debtor to his creditor, to one of several debts which are due from the former to the latter. Chitty.

ved himself a great warrior. Macaulay. 'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. Byron. His account . . . approves him a man of thought. Parkman.

ion of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as turning king's (or queen's) evidence in England, and state's evidence in th…

val shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnæus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.

peaches . . . were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. Temple. This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant. Lubbock.

ss; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end. The aptness of his quotations. J. R. Green.

duced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.

ke the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. Cowper.

Relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria. The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian. Dana.

Determination; decision; arbitration. The arbitrament of time. Everett. Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal arbitrament. Sir W. Scott.

One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the knowledge of trees. Howell.

of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed.

Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.

Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.

The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.

alled a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.

as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in Westminster. Mozley & W.

Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation. Johnson.