interj. [ L., see prosit. ] a contracted form of prosit. [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; standing before, fr. &unr_; to set before; &unr_; before + &unr_; to set: cf. F. prostate. ] (Anat.) Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra. -- n. The prostate gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the prostate gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prostatic catheter. (Med.) See under Catheter. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Prostate, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the prostate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Prostration. ] Dejection; depression. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Pro- and Sternum. ] (Zool.) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; an addition, fr. &unr_; to put to, to add; &unr_; to + &unr_; to put, place. ] 1. (Surg.) The addition to the human body of some artificial part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye; -- called also prothesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the beginning of a word, as in beloved. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Gr. &unr_; disposed to add, &unr_; put on. ] Of or pertaining to prosthesis; prefixed, as a letter or letters to a word. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. prostibulum prostitute. ] Of or pertaining to prostitutes or prostitution; meretricious. [ Obs. ] Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. prostituta. ] 1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a harlot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire. [ 1913 Webster ]

No hireling she, no prostitute to praise. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]