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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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Proud, a. p. 1053Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as, (a.) Possessing or showing inordinate self esteem; overrating one's excellences; claiming excessive deference or consideration; hence…Proud'ish, a. p. 1053Somewhat proud. [Rare.] Ash.Proud'ly, adv. p. 1053With an inordinate self-esteem; in a proud manner; haughtily; ostentatiously; with lofty airs or mien. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Pope.Proud'ness, n. p. 1053The state or quality of being proud; pride. Latimer.Prŏv'a-ble, a. p. 1053Capable of being proved.Prŏv'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1053The capacity or state of being proved.Prŏv'a-bly, adv. p. 1053In a manner capable of proof.Prŏv'and or Prŏv'ant, n. p. 1053Provender or food. [Obs.] I tell thee, one peace was a soldier’s provant a whole day at the destruction of Jerusalem. Beau. & Fl.Pro-vānt’, v. t. p. 1053To supply with provision; to provide for. [Obs.] Nash.Prŏv'ant, a. p. 1053Provided for common or general use; hence, common in quality. “A poor provant rapier, no better.” B. Jonson. Provant sword, a plain sword, such as was provided for army use.Prōve, v. t. p. 1053To try or ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder by experiment; to prove the contents of a vessel by comparing it with a standard…Prōve, v. i. p. 1053To make trial; to essay. The sons prepare... To prove by arms whose fate it was to reign. Dryden. 2. To be found by experience or trial; as, a plant or medicine proves salutary. 3. To be ascertained…Pro-vēct', a. p. 1054Carried forward; advanced. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.Pro-vĕd'i-tor, n. p. 1054One employed to procure supplies for an army; a purveyor; one who provides for another. Bp. Taylor.Prōv'e-dōre, n. p. 1054A purveyor; one who procures provisions. “An officer . . . engaged in treaties with Indians, and busied with the duties of a provedore.” W. Irving.Prov'en, p. p. p. 1054The same as PROVED, p. p. of prove. [A Scotticism.]Provençal, n. p. 1054(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Provence, in France. 2. The language of the inhabitants of Provence.Provençal, a. p. 1054(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Provence or its inhabitants.Prōv'ence Rōse p. 1054A species of rose much valued for its beauty and fragrance.Pro-vĕn'cial, a. p. 1054Pertaining to, or coming from, Provence, in France. “Two Provencial roses in my razed shoes.” Shak.Prōv'end, n. p. 1054The same as PROVAND.Prōv'en der, n. p. 1054Dry food for beasts, as corn, hay, and oats; also, a mixture of meal and cut straw or hay. Good provender laboring horses would have. Tusser. 2. Provisions, especially dry provisions; meat; food.…Prōv'ent, n. p. 1054Provisions; eatables. [Obs.]Prōv'er, n. p. 1054One who proves or tries; that which proves.Prŏv'erb, n. p. 1054An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a…Prŏv'erb, v. t. p. 1054To mention in a proverb. Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool? Milton. 2. To provide with a proverb. I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak.Prōv'erb, v. i. p. 1054To write or utter proverbs. [Rare.]Pro-vĕrb'i-al, a. p. 1054Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; hence, universally acknowledged or spoken of. In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst in the world.…Pro-vĕrb'i-al-īsm, n. p. 1054A proverbial phrase.Pro-vĕrb'i-al-ist, n. p. 1054One who speaks proverbs.Pro-vĕrb'i-al-ize, v. t. p. 1054To make a proverb; to turn into a proverb, or to use proverbially. [Obs.] Good.Pro-vĕrb'i-al-ly, adv. p. 1054In a proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said.Pro-vĕx'i-ty, n. p. 1054Great advance in age. [Obs.]Pro-vīde', v. t. p. 1054[Lat. providere, provisum, from pro, before, and videre, to see; It. provedére, proredere, Sp. proveer, Pg. prover, Pr. provezir, O. Fr. proceoir, porvoir, N. Fr. pourvoir. 1. To foresee. [A…Pro-vide', v. i. p. 1054To procure supplies or means of defense, or to take measures for counteracting or escaping an evil; — followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for…Pro-vid'ed, conj. p. 1054On condition: by stipulation; with the understanding; if;— followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever. ☞ This word is, strictly, a…Prŏv'i-dence, n. p. 1054The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; foresight; timely care; readiness to provide. Providence for war is the best prevention of it. Bacon. 2. Especially, the foresight and…Prŏv'i-dent, a. p. 1054Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; forecasting; cautious; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; as, a provident man; a provident animal. The parsimonious emmet, provident Of…Prŏv'i-dĕn'tial, a. p. 1054Effected by the providence of God; referable to divine providence; proceeding from divine direction or superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of things; a providential escape from danger.Prŏv/i-dĕn'/tial-ly, adv. p. 1054In a providential manner; by providence. Every animal is providentially directed to the use of its proper weapons. Roy.Prŏv'i-dent-ly, adv. p. 1054In a provident manner; with prudent foresight; with wise precaution in preparing for the future. Agricola had this excellence in him, so providently to choose his places where to fortify, as not…Prŏv'i-dent-ness, n. p. 1054The quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence.Pro-vid'er, n. p. 1054One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted.Prŏv'i-dōre, n. p. 1054One who makes provision; a provider; a purveyor. [Rare.] De Foe.Prŏv'ince, n. p. 1054(Anc. Rome.) A country or region more or less remote from the city, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. Judea now, and all the Promised Land Reduced a…Pro-vin'cial, a. p. 1054Pertaining to a province, or relating to it; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. 2. Appendant to the principal kingdom or state; as, provincial dominion; provincial territory. 3.…Pro-vin'cial, n. p. 1054A person belonging to a province. 2. (Rom. Cath. Church.) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given…Pro-vĭn'cial-ism, n. p. 1054A peculiar word or manner of speaking in a province or district of country remote from the principal country or from the metropolis.Pro-vin'cial-ist, n. p. 1054One who lives in a province.Pro'vin-ci-ál'i-ty, n. p. 1054Peculiarity of language in a province. Warton.Pro-vin'cial-ize, v. t. p. 1054To render provincial.Pro-vin'ci-āte, v. t. p. 1054To convert into a province. [Obs.] Howell.Pro-vīne', v. i. p. 1054To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. Johnson.Pro-vī'sion, n. p. 1054The act of providing or making previous preparation. 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. “Making…Pro-vĭ'sion, v. t. p. 1054To supply with victuals or food. With a little of this preparation carried in a bag at the girdle, and a similar frugal outfit of tobacco, they were provisioned for a journey. Palfrey.Pro-vĭs'ion-al, a. p. 1054Provided for present need or for the occasion; temporarily established; temporary; as, a provisional government or regulation; a provisional treaty.Pro-vī'sion-al-ly, adv. p. 1054By way of provision; temporarily; for the present exigency. Locke.Pro-vī'sion-a-ry, a. p. 1054Provisional.Pro-vīʹso, n. p. 1054An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or…Pro-vī'sor, n. p. 1054One who provides. [Obs.] “The chief provisor of our horse.” Ford. 2. The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house. Cowell. 3. (Eccl.) A person appointed by the pope to a benefice before…