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A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech.
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A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors. →
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In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a fish, as if rising for air. →
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Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets. →
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Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever. →