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Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms.

The science of the distribution and management of land.

The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.

untry in which he does not posses the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See Alienage.

The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage. The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism. Kent.

g of Castile (1252- 1284). Alphonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. Whewell.

which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. Prideoux. Amicable action (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. Bouvier. Burrill. -- Amica…

Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords. The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments. Prescott. I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands Voi…

fect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops. Macaulay.

actions, asquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; a, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage.

The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.

A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing.

In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.

Protection; patronage and care; guidance. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden.

o be annulled or made invalid; voidable. The charters were not avoidable for the king's nonage. Hale.

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. A long and awkward process. Macaulay. An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong, and is difficult to adjust. C. J. Smith.

ixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements. This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenan…

till behind another dog which has poined; -- said of a dog. [Eng.] To back and fill, to manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind. Hence: (Fig.) To…

colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.

The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them.