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th lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory.

mon life. W. Irving. This fact was infamous And ill beseeming any common man, Much more a knight, a captain and a leader. Shak. Above the vulgar flight of common souls. A. Murpphy.

A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath.

To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] Chapman. She had this knight from far compelled. Spenser.

t of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment. Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood. Hallam. Cleared by composition with their creditors. Blackstone.

olume of a liquid, as by evaporation. The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration. Knight.

us for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. Knight.

The space between the strands on the outside of a rope. Knight.

ipulated. Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights' service. Sir M. Hale.

brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Knight.

The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold. Knight. De Colange.

A narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove. Knight.

., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. -- Cordon sanitaire (kd" s Etym: [F., sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prev…

o cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections. Knight.

A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire. Knight.

g press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations. Knight.

imber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. Knight.

portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden by the overlap of the course above. Knight.

A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock. Knight.

A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. Knight.