n. A compendium; an epitome; a summary. [ 1913 Webster ]

A compend and recapitulation of the Mosaical law. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. compendiarius. ] Short; compendious. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. compendiatus, p. p. of compendiare to shorten, fr. compendium. ] To sum or collect together. [ Obs. ] Bp. King. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. compendiosus. ] Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized. [ 1913 Webster ]

More compendious and expeditious ways. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority -- that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable. Sir T. Elyot.

Syn. -- Short; summary; abridged; condensed; comprehensive; succinct; brief; concise. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a compendious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Compendiously expressed by the word chaos. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being compendious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Compendiums L. Compendia [ L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, and cf. Compend. ] A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary. [ 1913 Webster ]

A short system or compendium of a science. I. Watts.

Syn. -- See Abridgment. [ 1913 Webster ]