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With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.

An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief. [Prov. Eng.]

n; the state or power of being in two places at the same instant; -- a miraculous power attributed to some of the saints. Tylor.

d to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity.

To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them. Luke ix. 16.

fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidæ, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.

ioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.

ervant; sevice without wages; slavery. Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service. 1 Kings ix. 21.

the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus. The Alans forced the Bosporian kings to pay them tribute and exterminated the Taurians. Tooke.

A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.

Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.

The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.

treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity. Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question. Whewell.

A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceæ; the sedges.

To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part. Our parts in the other world will be new cast. Addison. To cast anchor (Naut.) Se under Anchor. -- To cast a horoscope, to calculate it. -- To cast a horse, sheep, or other animal, to throw with the feet upwards,…

ration by the summa genera i.e., the most extensive classes into which things could be distributed. J. S. Mill.

ously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians.

A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [Written also chevage and chivage.] [Obs.]

To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]

A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ.