n. [ OF. aliéneur. ] One who alienates or transfers property to another. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad + liminare. See Luminate. ] An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [ Obs. ] Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. assignator. Cf. Assigner. ] (Law) An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as, the assignor of a debt or other chose in action. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. Ar. at-tannūr, fr. Heb. tannūr an oven or furnace. ] A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Avener. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who consigns something to another; -- opposed to consignee. [ Written also consigner. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Counter tenor. ] (Mus.) Counter tenor; contralto. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ OF. contreteneur. Cf. Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music. ] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called alto clef. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also demeanour. ] [ For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t. ] 1. Management; treatment; conduct. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. [ 1913 Webster ]

His demeanor was singularly pleasing. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F. déshonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See Honor. ] [ Written also dishonour. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. Ezra iv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

His honor rooted in dishonor stood. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.

Syn. -- Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dishonored p. pr. & vb. n. Dishonoring. ] [ OE. deshonouren, F. déshonorer; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare. See Honor, v. t. ] [ Written also dishonour. ] 1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing . . . that may dishonor
Our law, or stain my vow of Nazarite. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange.

Syn. -- To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble; humiliate; debauch; pollute. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who divides or makes division. [ Obs. ] Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. donneur, OF. daneor, fr. donner. See Donee, and cf. Donator. ] 1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor. Inverse of recipient. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power; -- the opposite of donee. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we are to consider as well the donors and granters as the donees or grantees. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See Govern. ] 1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. “The governor of the town.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) A pilot; a steersman. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.

n. [ OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos. ] [ Written also honour. ] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence. [ 1913 Webster ]

A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. Matt. xiii. 57. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Godlike erect, with native honor clad. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Purity; chastity; -- a term applied mostly to women, but becoming uncommon in usage. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

If she have forgot
Honor and virtue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege; integrity; uprightness; trustworthness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense
Of justice which the human mind can frame,
Intent each lurking frailty to disclaim,
And guard the way of life from all offense
Suffered or done. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Loved I not honor more. Lovelace. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank. “Restored me to my honors.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor. 1 Kings iii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Ps. civ. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Fame; reputation; credit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some in their actions do woo, and affect honor and reputation. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

If my honor is meant anything distinct from conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the censure and esteem of the world. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors. “Their funeral honors.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. R. A. Proctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Affair of honor, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself. --
Court of honor, a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature. --
Debt of honor, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by betting or gambling, considered more binding than if recoverable by law. --
Honor bright! An assurance of truth or fidelity. [ Colloq. ] --
Honor court (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory. --
Honor point. (Her.) See Escutcheon. --
Honors of war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying. --
Law of honor or
Code of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation. Paley. --
Maid of honor, (a) a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen when she appears in public. (b) the bride's principle attendant at a wedding, if unmarried. If married, she is referred to as the
matron of honor. --
On one's honor, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their honor. --
Point of honor, a scruple or nice distinction in matters affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor. --
To do the honors, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as host or hostess at an entertainment. “To do the honors and to give the word.” Pope. --
To do one honor, to confer distinction upon one. --
To have the honor, to have the privilege or distinction. --
Word of honor, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of honor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Honored p. pr. & vb. n. Honoring. ] [ OE. honouren, onouren, OF. honorer, honourer, F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honor, n. ] 1. To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Honor thy father and thy mother. Ex. xx. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. John v. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is a custom
More honor'd in the breach than the observance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighten to honor. Esther vi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

The name of Cassius honors this corruption. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Com.) To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Knur. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See Maneuver. ] (O. Eng. Law) A thing stolen found on the person of the thief. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A thief was said to be “taken with the mainor, ” when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, in his hands. Wharton. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. main hand + pernor, for preneor, a taker, F. preneur, fr. prendre to take. ] (Law) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. mainteneor, F. mainteneur. ] (Crim. Law) One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party. Bouvier. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village, F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain, dwell, L. manere, and so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants. See Mansion, and cf. Remain. ] 1. (Eng. Law) The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family. [ 1913 Webster ]

My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In these days, a manor rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (American Law) A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Manor house, or
Manor seat, the house belonging to a manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty-one years of age. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In hereditary monarchies, the minority of a sovereign ends at an earlier age than of a subject. The minority of a sovereign of Great Britain ends upon the completion of the eighteenth year of his age. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Logic) The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A Minorite; a Franciscan friar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG. minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth. minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L. minuere to lessen, Gr. miny`qein, Skr. mi to damage. Cf. Minish, Minister, Minus, Minute. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch; as, a minor third. [ 1913 Webster ]

Asia Minor (Geog.), the Lesser Asia; that part of Asia which lies between the Euxine, or Black Sea, on the north, and the Mediterranean on the south. --
Minor mode (Mus.), that mode, or scale, in which the third and sixth are minor, -- much used for mournful and solemn subjects. --
Minor orders (Eccl.), the rank of persons employed in ecclesiastical offices who are not in holy orders, as doorkeepers, acolytes, etc. --
Minor scale (Mus.) The form of the minor scale is various. The strictly correct form has the third and sixth minor, with a semitone between the seventh and eighth, which involves an augmented second interval, or three semitones, between the sixth and seventh, as, 6/F, 7/G♯, 8/A. But, for melodic purposes, both the sixth and the seventh are sometimes made major in the ascending, and minor in the descending, scale, thus: -- [ 1913 Webster ] [ 1913 Webster ] See Major. --
Minor term of a syllogism (Logic), the subject of the conclusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A crime less than a felony. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ As a rule, in the old English law, offenses capitally punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses were misdemeanors. In common usage, the word crime is employed to denote the offenses of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while small faults and omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of misdemeanors. Blackstone.

The distinction, however, between felonies and misdemeanors is purely arbitrary, and is in most jurisdictions either abrogated or so far reduced as to be without practical value. Cf. Felony. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Misdeed; misconduct; misbehavior; fault; trespass; transgression. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Nominate, and -or. ] A nominator. [ Obs. ] Bentham. [ 1913 Webster ]

conj. [ OE. nor, contr. from nother. See Neither. ] A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass, in your purses, nor scrip for your journey. Matt. x. 9, 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt. Matt. vi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

I love him not, nor fear him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where neither party is nor true, nor kind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Simois nor Xanthus shall be wanting there. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Law) One who pawns or pledges anything as security for the payment of borrowed money or of a debt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Pern, v. ] (Law) One who receives the profits, as of an estate. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A speed regulator, as a water-wheel governor, embodying the relay principle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. Cf. Senior. ] A Spanish title of courtesy corresponding to the English Mr. or Sir; also, a gentleman. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ It. See Seignior. ] Sir; Mr.; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians. Before a noun the form is Signor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A subordinate or assistant governor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See Tenable, and cf. Tenor a kind of voice. ] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career. [ 1913 Webster ]

Along the cool sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their away. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. [ 1913 Webster ]

When it [ the bond ] is paid according to the tenor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men? Spart. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Stamp; character; nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual, and always of the same tenor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. [ F. ténor, L. tenor, properly, a holding; -- so called because the tenor was the voice which took and held the principal part, the plain song, air, or tune, to which the other voices supplied a harmony above and below: cf. It. tenore. ] (Mus.) (a) The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary. (b) A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Old Tenor,
New Tenor,
Middle Tenor, different descriptions of paper money, issued at different periods, by the American colonial governments in the last century. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) a person belonging to the O blood group (of the ABO classification), who can safely donate blood to anyone. [ PJC ]