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AdministrantAdministrant Ad*min"is*trant, a. [F., p. pr. of administrer.
See Administer.]
Executive; acting; managing affairs. -- n. One who
administers. Astrand
Astrand A*strand", adv. & a. [Pref. a- + strand.]
Stranded. --Sir W. Scott.
Contraremonstrant
Contraremonstrant Con"tra*re*mon"strant, n.
One who remonstrates in opposition or answer to a
remonstrant. [R.]
They did the synod wrong to make this distinction of
contraremonstrants and remonstrants. --Hales.
Demonstrance
Demonstrance De*mon"strance, n. [OF. demonstrance.]
Demonstration; proof. [Obs.] --Holland.
Estrangedness
Estrangedness Es*tran"ged*ness, n.
State of being estranged; estrangement. --Prynne.
Estrangement
Estrangement Es*trange"ment, n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.]
The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged;
alienation.
An estrangement from God. --J. C.
Shairp.
A long estrangement from better things. --South.
Estranger
Estranger Es*tran"ger, n.
One who estranges.
Estrangle
Estrangle Es*tran"gle, v. t.
To strangle. [Obs.]
FrustraneousFrustraneous Frus*tra"ne*ous, a. [See Frustrate, a.]
Vain; useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] --South. Ministrant
Ministrant Min"is*trant, a. [L. ministrans, -antis, of
ministrare to minister.]
Performing service as a minister; attendant on service;
acting under command; subordinate. ``Princedoms and
dominations ministrant.' --Milton. -- n. One who ministers.
Mistranslate
Mistranslate Mis`trans*late", v. t.
To translate erroneously.
Mistranslation
Mistranslation Mis`trans*la"tion, n.
Wrong translation.
Mistransport
Mistransport Mis`trans*port", v. t.
To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion. [Obs.]
--Bp. Hall.
MonstranceMonstrance Mon"strance, n. [LL. monstrantia, fr. L. monstrare
to show: cf. OF. monstrance. See Monster.] (R. C. Ch.)
A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed
to view. Premonstrant
Premonstrant Pre*mon"strant, n.
A Premonstratensian.
Registrant
Registrant Reg"is*trant (-trant), n. [L. registrans, p. pr.]
One who registers; esp., one who, by virtue of securing an
official registration, obtains a certain right or title of
possession, as to a trade-mark.
RemonstranceRemonstrance Re*mon"strance (-m?n"strans), n. [Cf. OF.
remonstrance, F. remonstrance. See Remonstrate.]
1. The act of remonstrating; as:
(a) A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.
[Obs.]
You may marvel why I . . . would not rather Make
rash remonstrance of my hidden power Than let
him be so lost. --Shak.
(b) Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to
something; protest; expostulation.
2. (R.C.Ch.) Same as Monstrance. Remonstrant
Remonstrant Re*mon"strant (-strant), a. [LL. remonstranc,
-antis, p. pr. of remonstrare: cf. OF. remonstrant, F.
remontrant.]
Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging
reasons in opposition to something.
RemonstrantRemonstrant Re*mon"strant, n.
One who remonstrates; specifically (Eccl. Hist.), one of the
Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of the
Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the
decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618. See Arminian. Remonstrantly
Remonstrantly Re*mon"strant*ly, adv.
In a remonstrant manner.
StrandStrand Strand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stranded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stranding.]
To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a
ship. Strand
Strand Strand, v. i.
To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship
stranded at high water.
Strand
Strand Strand, n. [Probably fr. D. streen a skein; akin to G.
str["a]hne a skein, lock of hair, strand of a rope.]
One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of
which a rope is composed.
Strand
Strand Strand, v. t.
To break a strand of (a rope).
StrandStrand Strand, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.
strand, Icel. str["o]nd.]
The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large
lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. --Chaucer.
Strand birds. (Zo["o]l.) See Shore birds, under Shore.
Strand plover (Zo["o]l.), a black-bellied plover. See
Illust. of Plover.
Strand wolf (Zo["o]l.), the brown hyena. Strand birdsStrand Strand, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.
strand, Icel. str["o]nd.]
The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large
lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. --Chaucer.
Strand birds. (Zo["o]l.) See Shore birds, under Shore.
Strand plover (Zo["o]l.), a black-bellied plover. See
Illust. of Plover.
Strand wolf (Zo["o]l.), the brown hyena. Strand ploverStrand Strand, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.
strand, Icel. str["o]nd.]
The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large
lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. --Chaucer.
Strand birds. (Zo["o]l.) See Shore birds, under Shore.
Strand plover (Zo["o]l.), a black-bellied plover. See
Illust. of Plover.
Strand wolf (Zo["o]l.), the brown hyena. Strand wolfStrand Strand, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.
strand, Icel. str["o]nd.]
The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large
lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. --Chaucer.
Strand birds. (Zo["o]l.) See Shore birds, under Shore.
Strand plover (Zo["o]l.), a black-bellied plover. See
Illust. of Plover.
Strand wolf (Zo["o]l.), the brown hyena. StrandedStrand Strand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stranded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stranding.]
To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a
ship.
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