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is new fright, an order was made by both houses for disarming all the papists in England. Clarendon.

Performed in good or established order; well-regulated. "An orderly . . . march." Clarendon.

hairman overruled the point of order. His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon. These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman.

Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing. "Overthwart humor." Clarendon.

r. And all my pains is sorted to no proof. Shak. The pains they had taken was very great. Clarendon. The labored earth your pains have sowed and tilled. Dryden.

. The houses had not given their commissioners authority in the least particle to recede. Clarendon.

e over the medals. Addison. Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot by Newbridge. Clarendon.

lace, without molestation, by land or by water. Caution in granting passports to Ireland. Clarendon.

The quality of being perfidious; perfidy. Clarendon.

The petulancy of our words." B. Jonson. Like pride in some, and like petulance in others. Clarendon. The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. Cowper.

ible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion. "Plausible and popular arguments." Clarendon.

orth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "A poor vessel." Clarendon.

Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war. Clarendon.

Hooker. His going away . . . was most prejudicial and most ruinous to the king's affairs. Clarendon. -- Prej`u*di"cial*ly, adv. -- Prej`u*di"cial*ness, n.

The quality or state of being present; presence. [Obs.] "Presentness of mind in danger." Clarendon.

upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait. He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl. Clarendon. Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom. Swift.

lence of a rumor. The duke better knew what kind of argument were of prevalence with him. Clarendon.

The office or dignity of a proctor; also, the term of his office. Clarendon.

ender; as, proffers of peace or friendship. He made a proffer to lay down his commission. Clarendon.

Design; contrivance; projection. [Obs.] Clarendon.