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See Commendam, and Partnership in Commendam, under Partnership.

See Endamage. [R.]

Not damaged. [Obs.] Milton.

A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.

ng of two species of tall trees having star- shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit. Liquidambar styraciflua is the North American sweet qum, and L. Orientalis is found in Asia Minor.

See Liquidambar.

A macadamized road.

The process or act of macadamizing.

To cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.

A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.

My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer.

A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.

pl. of Madame and Madam.

A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.

In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service. Milford.

of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.

See Paludamentum.

Antiq.) A military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers.

Primordial or Cambrian period in American geology; -- so named from the sandstone of Potsdam, New York. See Chart of Geology.

Prior to Adam.