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A bull issued by a pope in the period between his election and coronation.

Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period of fifty years; as, a semicentennial commemoration.

wn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.

Something done or made every half month; esp., a semimonthly periodical. -- adv.

ifically applied to the language intermediate between Saxon and English, belonging to the period 1150- 1250.

That which comes or happens once every half week, esp. a semiweekly periodical. -- adv.

rds which is complete as expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the close by a period, or full point. See Proposition, 4.

Of or pertaining to a sentence, or full period; as, a sentential pause.

A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium. [Obs.]

A period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office.

ies or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical.

A thin watery animal fluid, as synovial fluid and pericardial fluid.

ontaining more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum. Blood serum, the pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the loquid portion of the blood, after removal of the blood corpuscles and the fibrin. -- Muscle…

er, or at another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired helper. slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love. "O God . . . whose service is perfect freedom." Bk. of Com. Prayer. Madam, I entreat true peace of you, Which I will purchase with my duteous service. Shak…

e cube of b is to the square root of the cube of b', or a:a'::sq. rootb3:sq. rootb'3. The periodic times of the planets are in the sesquiplicate ratio of their mean distances. Sir I. Newton.

Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judic…

A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight.

Having six cells for seeds; six-celled; as, a sexlocular pericarp.

misery had worn him to the bones. Shak. The morning sharp and clear. Cowper. In sharpest perils faithful proved. Keble.

kings, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of Exodus. -- Shepherd's club (Bot.), the common mul…