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usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.

ody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. [Written also gaol.] This jail I count the house of liberty. Milton. Jail bird, a prisoner; one who has been confined in prison. [Slang] - - Jail delivery, the release of prisoners from jail, either legally or by violence. -- Jail…

The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also jailor, gaoler.]

In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees. [Written also giambeux.] Chaucer.

A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers. [Written also jamdanee.] Balfour (Cyc. of India).

ary class, which formed the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826. [written also janissary.]

ther plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea. [Written also jessamine.] Cape jasmine, or Cape jessamine, the Gardenia florida, a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China, and hardy in the Southern United States.

n vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [Written also jaunty car.] Thackeray.

A morass; a shallow lake. [Written also jhil.] [India] Whitworth.

of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army. [Written also jemadar, jamadar.]

A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber. [Written also heniequen.]

A variety of early apple. See Juneating. [Written also geniting.]

Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also gerboa.]

A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights. [Written also jerreed, jerid.] Byron.

One belonging of the mediæval religious orders called Hermits of St. Jerome. [Written also Hieronymite.]

A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written also jerguer.]

The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written also jerguer.]

One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments. [Written also jeweller.] Jeweler's gold. See under Gold.

on of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also gib boom.] -- Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load. -- Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door. --…

A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors. [Written also jemmy.]