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A fee for keeping goods in a house. [R.] Chambers.

Containing the same information, as isagelous sentences. The coded message and the original, though appearing entirely unlike, are completely isagelous. Bacon The complementary strands have isagelous sequences. J. D. Watson. -- Isagel I*sag"e*lous (i*sâg"ê*lûs), a. Etym: [Is- + Gr. a`gelos information.]…

An introduction. [Obs.] Harris.

Introductory; especially, introductory to the study of theology.

That part of theological science directly preliminary to actual exegesis, or interpretation of the Scriptures.

A figure or polygon whose angles are equal.

A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.

One who practices massage; a masseur or masseuse.

communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another. Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. Judg. iii. 20.

A stick, carved with lines and dots, used, esp. by Australian aborigines, to convey information.

A messenger. [Obs.]

Bad treatment; abuse. Spenser.

to the mulberry (Morus); also, its fruit. The tree was first found in the country of the Osage Indians, and bears a hard and inedible fruit of an orangelike appearance. See Bois d'arc.

A tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian Territory.

o another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body. What! are my doors opposed against my passage! Shak.

A passenger; a bird or boat of passage. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.

A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5.

A fee, or toll, paid for the weighing of merchandise.

eshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury. "Joy and shout -- presage of victory." Milton.

Full of presages; ominous. Dark in the glass of some presageful mood. Tennyson.