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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cŏn'se-quent, a. p. 277Following as a result or inference;—with to or on. The right was consequent to, and built on, an act perfectly personal. Locke. 2. (Log.) Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a…Côn'se-quent, n. p. 277That which follows, or results from, a cause. They were ill governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment. Davies. 2. (Log.) That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that…Cōn'se-quén'tial, a. p. 277Following as a consequence or result; consequent. All that is revealed in Scripture has a consequential necessity of being believed by those to whom it is proposed, because it is of divine authority.…Côn'se-quên'tial-ly, adv. p. 278With just deduction of consequences; with right connection of ideas; logically. “The faculty of writing consequentially.” Addison. 2. By consequence; not immediately; eventually; as, to do a thing…Côn'se-quên'tial-ness, n. p. 278The quality of being consequential.Cŏn'se-quent-ly, adv. p. 278By consequence; by natural or logical sequence or connection. Syn.—See ACCORDINGLY.Cŏn'se-quent-ness, n. p. 278Regular connection of propositions following each other; logical or natural consecution. [Rare.] Digby.Con-sēr'tion, n. p. 278Junction; adaptation. [Rare.] Young.Con-sĕrv'a-ble, a. p. 278Capable of being kept or preserved from decay or injury.Con-sĕrv'an-cy, n. p. 278The act of preserving; preservation. Court of conservancy, a court held by the lord mayor of London for the preservation of the fishery on the Thames. Johnson.Con-sĕrv'ant, a. p. 278Having the power or quality of preserving from decay or destruction.Cŏn'ser-vā'tion, n. p. 278The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping of a thing in a safe or entire state; preservation. A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism. Hallam. A state without the…Cŏn'ser-vā'tion-al, a. p. 278Tending to conserve; preservative.Con-sĕrv'a-tĭsm, n. p. 278The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind, or conduct, of a conservative.Con-sĕrv'a-tive, a. p. 278Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative. 2. Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions.Con-sĕrv'a-tive, n. p. 278One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, innovation, injury, or radical change. 2. One who holds intermediate or moderate opinions in politics; one who desires to maintain existing institutions…Con-serv'a-toire', n. p. 278A conservatory, or school, in Paris; especially, one for music and the arts. [See CONSERVATORY, 3.]Cŏn'ser-vā'tor or Cōn'ser-vā'tor, n. p. 278One who preserves from injury or violation. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham. 2. (Law.) An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a judge or sheriff, or who…Con-sĕrv'a-to-ry, a. p. 278Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.Con-sêrv'a-to-ry, n. p. 278A place for preserving any thing from loss, decay, waste, or injury; a place for preserving from injury, or in the natural condition; especially, a greenhouse for exotic or tender plants. Evelyn. 2.…Con-sĕrv'a-trix, n. p. 278A woman who preserves from injury, &c.Con-sērve', v. t. p. 278To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect. “All things conserving safe till his retreat.” Chapman. The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor.…Cŏn'sĕrve, n. p. 278Any thing which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat made of fruit, &c., prepared with sugar. I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till . . . I become a notable woman. Tatler. 2. A…Con-sĕrv'er, n. p. 278One who conserves; one who keeps from loss or injury; one who lays up for preservation; a preparer of conserves.Con-sĕs'sion, n. p. 278A sitting together. [Obs.] Bailey.Con-sĕs'sor, n. p. 278One that sits with others. [Obs.] Bailey.Con-sid'er, v. t. p. 278To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on. Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts, and with capacious…Con-sid’er, v. i. p. 278To think seriously, maturely, or carefully; to reflect; to deliberate. Cæsar entreats Not to consider in what case thou stand’st, Further than he is Cæsar. Shak.Con-sid'er-a-ble, a. p. 278Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to. [Obs.] It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning.…Con-sid'er-a-ble-ness, n. p. 278Some degree of importance, moment, or dignity; a degree of value or importance that deserves notice.Con-sid'ěr-a-bly, adv. p. 278In a degree deserving notice; in a degree not trifling or unimportant. And Europe still considerably gains, Both by their good examples and their pains. Roscommon.Con-sid'er-ance, n. p. 278Act of considering; consideration. [Obs.] Shak.Con-sid'er-ate, a. p. 278Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; deliberate; circumspect; careful; especially mindful of the rights, claims, and feelings of others. Æneas is…Con-sid'er-ate-ly, adv. p. 278In a considerate manner; deliberately; with due regard to others.Con-sid'er-ate-ness, n. p. 278The quality of exercising consideration; prudence.Con-sid'er-ā'tion, n. p. 278The act of considering; continuous and careful thought; contemplation; deliberation. Let us think with consideration, and consider with acknowledging, and acknowledge with admiration. Sidney. 2.…Con-sid'er-a-tive, a. p. 278Taking into consideration; careful; thoughtful. [Obs.] “I love to be considerative.” B. Jonson.Con-sid'er-ā'tor, n. p. 278One who considers; a consider-er. [Obs.] “Mystical considerators.” Browne.Con-sid’er-er, n. p. 278One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker. Milton.Con-sid'er-ing-ly, adv. p. 278With consideration or deliberation.Con-sign', v. t. p. 278To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of…Con-sign', v. i. p. 278To submit; to give one's self up; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.] All lovers young, all lovers, must Consign to thee, and come to dust. Shak. 2. To yield consent; to agree. [Obs.] Take with…Con-sig'na-ta-ry, n. p. 278One to whom something is consigned or intrusted. [Obs.] Jenkins.Cŏn'-sig-nā'tion, n. p. 278The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [Obs.] So is despite a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Bp. Taylor. 2. The act of ratifying or…Con-sig'na-türe, n. p. 278Full signature; joint signing or stamping. Cotgrave.Consigne, n. p. 278(Mil.) (a.) Counter-sign; watchword. (b.) A sentinel.Cŏn-sign-ee′, n. p. 278The person to whom goods or other things are delivered in trust, for sale or superintendence; a factor.Con-sign'er, n. p. 278One who consigns. See CONSIGNOR.Cŏn-sig-nif'i-cant, a. p. 278Having joint signification. [Rare.] Spelman.Con-sĭg'ni-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 278Joint signification. Harris.Cŏn-sig-nif'i-ca-tīve, a. p. 278Having a like signification; synonymous.Con-sig'nī-fy, v. t. p. 278To mark or denote in combination with something else. The cipher, which has no value of itself, and only serves . . . to connote and consignify, and to change the value of the figures. Tooke.Con-sign'ment, n. p. 278The act of consigning; consignation; the act of sending or committing as a charge, for safe keeping and management; the act of depositing with, as goods for sale. 2. (Com.) The thing consigned; the…Con-sign'or, n. p. 278One who consigns; one who sends, delivers, or commits goods or other things in trust to another for sale or superintendence;—opposed to consignee. [Written also consigner.]Con-sil'i-ence, n. p. 278The act of concurring; coincidence. The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts coincides with an induction obtained from another different class. Whewell.Con-sim′i-lar, a. p. 279Having common resemblance. [Rare.] Bailey.Cŏn'si-mĭl'i-tūde, n. p. 279Common resemblance. [R.] Cotgr.Cōn'si-mil'i-ty, n. p. 279Common resemblance. [Obs.] “A consimility of disposition.” Aubrey.Con-sist', v. i. p. 279To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. He is before all things, and by…Con-sist′ence or Con-sist′en-cy, n. p. 279The condition of standing or adhering firmly together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it…