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Actuaries Actuary Ac"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Actuaries. [L. actuarius
copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]
1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts
of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk
or registrar generally.
2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose
profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the
risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.
Antiquaries Antiquary An"ti*qua*ry, n.; pl. Antiquaries.
One devoted to the study of ancient times through their
relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient
habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who
searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.
Estuaries Estuary Es"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Estuaries. [L. aestuarium, from
aestuare to surge. See Estuate.] [Written also
[ae]stuary.]
1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.
[Obs.] --Boyle.
2. A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide
meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.
it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries.
--Dana.
Fructuaries Fructuary Fruc"tu*a*ry (fr[u^]k"t[-u]*[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
Fructuaries (-r[i^]z). [L. fructuarius.]
One who enjoys the profits, income, or increase of anything.
Kings are not proprietors nor fructuaries. --Prynne.
Mortuaries Mortuary Mor"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Mortuaries. [LL. mortuarium.
See Mortuary, a.]
1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed
by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a
parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary
bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any
failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had
been guilty.
2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a
deadhouse; a morgue.
Obituaries Obituary O*bit"u*a*ry, n.; pl. Obituaries. [Cf. F.
obituaire. See Obit.]
1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or
death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person;
a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a
biographical sketch.
2. (R.C.Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary
days when service is performed for the dead.
Sanctuaries Sanctuary Sanc"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Sanctuaries. [OE.
seintuarie, OF. saintuaire, F. sanctuaire, fr. L.
sanctuarium, from sanctus sacred, holy. See Saint.]
A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable
site. Hence, specifically:
(a) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called
the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the
covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter
except the high priest, and he only once a year, to
intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of
the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem.
(b) (Arch.) The most sacred part of any religious building,
esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar
is placed.
(c) A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where
divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other
place of worship.
(d) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and
protection; shelter; refuge; protection.
These laws, whoever made them, bestowed on temples
the privilege of sanctuary. --Milton.
The admirable works of painting were made fuel for
the fire; but some relics of it took sanctuary
under ground, and escaped the common destiny.
--Dryden.
Statuaries Statuary Stat"u*a*ry, n.; pl. Statuaries. [L. statuarius,
n., fr. statuarius, a., of or belonging to statues, fr.
statua statue: cf. F. statuaire. See Statue.]
1. One who practices the art of making statues.
On other occasions the statuaries took their
subjects from the poets. --Addison.
2. [L. statuaria (sc. ars): cf. F. statuaire.] The art of
carving statues or images as representatives of real
persons or things; a branch of sculpture. --Sir W. Temple.
3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively.
Voluptuaries Voluptuary Vo*lup"tu*a*ry (?; 135), n.; pl. Voluptuaries.
[L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.]
A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his
chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of
sensual appetites.
A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.
Scott.
Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
