n.
Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees. →
n.
Ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc. →
A manufactory where nails are made. →
Any aquatic lizard of the genus Varanus, as the monitor of the Nile. See Monitor, n., 3. →
v. t.
The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case. →