Mēm'ber, n.

n. [Fr. & Pr. membre, It. membro, Sp. & Pg. miembro, Lat. membrum.]

1. A part of an animal body capable of performing a distinct office; a composing portion; a vital organ; a limb.
2. Hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body; as, (a.) A part of a discourse, or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse. (b.) (Arch.) A subordinate part of a building, as a frieze, cornice, or molding. (c.) One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association. (d.) (Math.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality.

Syn.—See Limb.