Brō'ken, p. a.

(brō'kn, 20), p. a. [From break.]

1. Parted by violence; made into fragments.
2. Made weak; infirm.

The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away. Goldsmith. 3. Subdued; humbled; contrite. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. Ps. li. 17. Broken number, a fraction.