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Falling from its proper place.

A state of complete readiness for action. [Obs.] "War in procinct." Milton.

To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace. To proclaim liberty to the captives. Isa. lxi. 1. For the apparel oft proclaims the man. Shak. Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held. Milton.…

One who proclaims.

The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication. King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. 1 Kings xv. 22.

Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent.

Having a tendency by nature; prone; proclivous. [R.] Mrs. Browning.

Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A proclivity to steal." Abp. Bramhall.

Inclined; tending by nature. [R.]

A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.

Same as Procoele.

Concave in front; as, procoelian vertebræ, which have the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior convex.

Same as Procoelian.

es of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul.

Of or pertaining of a proconsul; as, proconsular powers.

The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office.

Proconsulate.

To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. Dr. H. More. Hopeless and helpless Ægeon wend, But to procrastinate his lifeless end. Shak.

The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness. Procrastination is the thief of time. Young.

One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything.