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A member of a club; a frequenter of clubs. [R.] Burke.

[Obs.] Time has by degrees blended . . . and coalited the conquered with the conquerors. Burke.

eness of the illustration. L'Estrange. A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. Burke.

is the servant of a military or naval officer. Seduced by military liveries and cockades. Burke.

To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. Burke. Punishments are manifold, that they may coerce this profligate sort. Ayliffe.

ng; to be logically consistent. They have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere. Burke.

rved. A cold and unconcerned spectator. T. Burnet. No cold relation is a zealous citizen. Burke.

f they let things take their course, they will be represented as colluding with sedition. Burke.

Acting in collusion. "Collusive parties." Burke. -- Col*lu"sive*ly, adv. -- Col*lu"sive*ness, n.

the most flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a feast of eternal commemoration. Burke.

Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke. Commendatory prayer (Book of Common Prayer), a prayer read over the dying. "The commendatory prayer was said for him, and, as it ended, he [William III.] died." Bp. Burnet.

using anything in common with others. The claim of comonage . . . in most of the forests. Burke.

success, are presumed . . . to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative justice. Burke.

Capable of being compassed or accomplished. Burke.

n to the dispossessed owners. Hallam. No pecuniary compensation can possibly reward them. Burke.

trumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause. Burke. To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law. Burke.

nt temper; a complacent smile. They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to kings. Burke.

or pertaining to constitutional complexion. A moral rather than a complexional timidity. Burke.

Constitutionally. [R.] Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious. Burke.

intricacy; entanglement. The objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity. Burke.