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e act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security. Nor without gages to the needy lend. Sandys.

A measurer. See Gauger.

The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage. The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. Thackeray. We saw our baggage following below. Johnson.

One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [U.S.]

One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

things or properties instead of one or more things mentioned individually, as where a mortgage secures various debts as a group, or subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to one general lien.

A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft. Burrill.

An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. Knight.

Unconstrained; easy; free. Vanbrugh.

To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study…

Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from occupation or care; vacant. -- Dis`en*ga"ged*ness, n.

The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of being disengaged. It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses. Transl. of Lavoisier. A disengagement from earthly trammels. Sir W. Jones.

To free from a gage or pledge; to disengage. [Obs.] Holland.

To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] Howell.

The tenure by which a drench held land. [Obs.] Burrill.

something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee engaged a prince's word." Shak.

Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight. Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See under Attach, v. t.

With attachment; with interest; earnestly.

The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal.

The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.