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The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy. [Archaic] The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us. Jer. Taylor.

A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.

The science of gliding and soaring flight.

The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an aëriform fluid, including aërodynamics and aërostatics.

The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.

The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning.

Aërial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.

In the old Norse mythology, the gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Balder, Frigg, and the others. Their home was called Asgard.

The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]

At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar. Beattie.

The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior. Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in procuring love. Elyot

Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.

Given to false show; assuming or pretending to posses what is not natural or real. He is . . . too spruce, too affected, too odd. Shak.

Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.

Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.] Burnet.

Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches. Language . . . affluent in expression. H. Reed. Loaded and blest with all the affluent store, Which human vows at smoking shrines implore. Prior.

To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity.

n of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.

ent; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult. Offering an affront to our understanding. Addison.

Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive. How affrontive it is to despise mercy. South.