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One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.

though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine. -- An`ti*log`a*rith"mic, a.

An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts.

nd to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.

A South American monkey, the ursine howler (Mycetes ursinus). See Howler, n., 2.

Matter for question; business in hand. [Obs.] Sheathed their swords for lack of argument. Shak.

A book containing the principles of this science. Arithmetic of sines, trigonometry. -- Political arithmetic, the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science. -- Universal arithmetic, the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.

application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill. The fishermen can't employ their art with so much success in so troubled a sea. Addison.

rtificial lines, lines on a sector or scale, so contrived as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which, by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc. -- Artificial numbers, logarithms. -- Artificial person (Law). See under Person. -- Art…

A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be levied on the property; as, an assessment of property or an assessment on property.

Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence. I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. Addison.

signment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor. Cowell. Blount. (b) pl.…

al men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. [Obs.]

A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.

To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert, a business meeting.

One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.

A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.

esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business. According to the fair play of the world, Let me have audience: I am sent to speak. Shak.

t. -- Audit house, Audit room, an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.

ctice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business. They auspicate all their proceedings. Burke.