‖ [ It. See Chapel. ] (Mus.) (a) In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal. (b) A time indication, equivalent to alla breve. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., prop., a call. See Appeal, n. ] (Fencing) A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also attack. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Appealable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Capability of appeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See Appeal. ] Relating to an appeal; appellate. “An appellant jurisdiction.” Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [ Obs. ] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A challenger. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One who appeals or entreats. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare. ] Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. “Appellate jurisdiction.” Blackstone. “Appellate judges.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person or prosecuted for a crime. [ Obs. ] See Appellee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal. ] 1. The act of appealing; appeal. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of calling by a name. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation. [ 1913 Webster ]

They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Name. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. appellativus, fr. appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal. ] 1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a class. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. appelativum, sc. nomen. ] 1. A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name. [ 1913 Webster ]

God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the Defender of them. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being appellative. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. appellatorius, fr. appellare. ] Containing an appeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

An appellatory libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. appelé, p. p. of appeler, fr. L. appellare. ] (Law) (a) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to appellant. (b) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. apeleur, fr. L. appellator, fr. appellare. ] (Law) (a) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime. Blackstone. (b) One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices. Blount. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in appeal from a lower court, who is called the appellant. Appellee is opposed both to appellant and appellor. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See A cappella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being inappellable; finality. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inappellability of the councils. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inappealable; final.

n. [ F. Cf. Repeal. ] (Mil.) The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms. [ 1913 Webster ]