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Abrus precatoriusLicorice Lic"o*rice (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra),
the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much
used in demulcent compositions.
2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium
alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza
lepidota.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans
and G. lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed
Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra). Abrus precatoriusVetch Vetch, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF.
veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.)
Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of
which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V.
sativa.
Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous
plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of
the genus Lathyrus; the horse vetch, of the genus
Hippocrepis; the kidney vetch (Anthyllis
vulneraria); the milk vetch, of the genus
Astragalus; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice
(Abrus precatorius). Abrus precatoriusJequirity Je*quir"i*ty, n., or Jequirity bean Je*quir"i*ty
bean` [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)
The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by
the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a
standard weight, etc.; -- called also jumble bead. Apprecation
Apprecation Ap`pre*ca"tion, n. [L. apprecari to pray to; ad +
precari to pray, prex, precis, prayer.]
Earnest prayer; devout wish. [Obs.]
A solemn apprecation of good success. --Bp. Hall.
Apprecatory
Apprecatory Ap"pre*ca*to*ry, a.
Praying or wishing good. [Obs.]``Apprecatory benedictions.'
--Bp. Hall.
ComprecationComprecation Com`pre*ca"tion, n. [L. comprecatio, fr.
comprecari to pray to. See Precarious.]
A praying together. [Obs.] --Bp. Wilkins. Deprecable
Deprecable Dep"re*ca*ble, a. [L. deprecabilis exorable.]
That may or should be deprecated. --Paley.
DeprecateDeprecate Dep"re*cate (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Deprecated (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deprecating (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of
deprecari to avert by player, to deprecate; de- + precari to
pray. See Pray.]
To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express
deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.
His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was
with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.
Scott. DeprecatedDeprecate Dep"re*cate (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Deprecated (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deprecating (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of
deprecari to avert by player, to deprecate; de- + precari to
pray. See Pray.]
To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express
deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.
His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was
with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.
Scott. DeprecatingDeprecate Dep"re*cate (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Deprecated (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deprecating (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of
deprecari to avert by player, to deprecate; de- + precari to
pray. See Pray.]
To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express
deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.
His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was
with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.
Scott. Deprecatingly
Deprecatingly Dep"re*ca`ting*ly (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.
In a deprecating manner.
Deprecator
Deprecator Dep"re*ca`tor, n. [L.]
One who deprecates.
Deprecatory
Deprecatory Dep"re*ca*to*ry, a. [L. deprecatorius.]
Serving to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by
prayer; apologetic.
Humble and deprecatory letters. --Bacon.
ImprecateImprecate Im"pre*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Imprecating.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of
imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray.
See Pray.]
1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or
calamitous.
Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty
empire. --Mickle.
2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the
forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester. ImprecatedImprecate Im"pre*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Imprecating.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of
imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray.
See Pray.]
1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or
calamitous.
Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty
empire. --Mickle.
2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the
forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester. ImprecatingImprecate Im"pre*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Imprecating.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of
imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray.
See Pray.]
1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or
calamitous.
Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty
empire. --Mickle.
2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the
forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester. Imprecatory
Imprecatory Im"pre*ca*to*ry, a.
Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil;
as, the imprecatory psalms.
IndeprecableIndeprecable In*dep"re*ca*ble, a. [L. indeprecabilis. See
In- not, and Deprecate.]
Incapable or undeserving of being deprecated. --Cockeram. Precalculate
Precalculate Pre*cal"cu*late, v. t.
To calculate or determine beforehand; to prearrange.
--Masson.
Precant
Precant Pre"cant, n. [L. precans, -antis, p. pr. of precari to
pray.]
One who prays. [R.] --Coleridge.
PrecariousPrecarious Pre*ca"ri*ous, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging
or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another,
fr. precari to pray, beg. See Pray.]
1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by
courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of
another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison.
2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or
events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on
for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious
state of health; precarious fortunes. ``Intervals of
partial and precarious liberty.' --Macaulay.
Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious;
equivocal.
Usage: Precarious, Uncertain. Precarious in stronger than
uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari,
it first signified ``granted to entreaty,' and,
hence, ``wholly dependent on the will of another.'
Thus it came to express the highest species of
uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend
wholly on future casualties. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly,
adv. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness, n. PrecariouslyPrecarious Pre*ca"ri*ous, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging
or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another,
fr. precari to pray, beg. See Pray.]
1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by
courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of
another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison.
2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or
events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on
for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious
state of health; precarious fortunes. ``Intervals of
partial and precarious liberty.' --Macaulay.
Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious;
equivocal.
Usage: Precarious, Uncertain. Precarious in stronger than
uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari,
it first signified ``granted to entreaty,' and,
hence, ``wholly dependent on the will of another.'
Thus it came to express the highest species of
uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend
wholly on future casualties. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly,
adv. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness, n. PrecariousnessPrecarious Pre*ca"ri*ous, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging
or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another,
fr. precari to pray, beg. See Pray.]
1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by
courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of
another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison.
2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or
events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on
for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious
state of health; precarious fortunes. ``Intervals of
partial and precarious liberty.' --Macaulay.
Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious;
equivocal.
Usage: Precarious, Uncertain. Precarious in stronger than
uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari,
it first signified ``granted to entreaty,' and,
hence, ``wholly dependent on the will of another.'
Thus it came to express the highest species of
uncertainty, and is applied to such things as depend
wholly on future casualties. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly,
adv. -- Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness, n. Precation
Precation Pre*ca"tion, n. [L. precatio.]
The act of praying; supplication; entreaty. --Cotton.
Precatory wordsPreative Pre"a*tive, Preatory Pre"a*to*ry, a. [L.
precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See
Precarious.]
Suppliant; beseeching. --Bp. Hopkins.
Precatory words (Law), words of recommendation, request,
entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as
distinguished from express directions; -- in some cases
creating a trust. --Jarman. Precautional
Precautional Pre*cau"tion*al, a.
Precautionary.
Precautionary
Precautionary Pre*cau"tion*a*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as,
precautionary signals.
Meaning of Preca from wikipedia
- Marie-Louise
Coleiro Preca, KUOM (born 7
December 1958) is a
Maltese politician who
served as
President of
Malta from 2014 to 2019. She has been president...
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George Preca (in Maltese: Ġorġ
Preca) (12
February 1880 – 26 July 1962) was a
Maltese Catholic priest and the
founder of the
Society of
Christian Doctrine...
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Preca is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
George Preca (1880–1962),
Maltese priest and
Roman Catholic saint Marie-Louise
Coleiro Preca...
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Edgar Preca is the
husband of the 9th
President of the
Republic of Malta, Marie-Louise
Coleiro Preca, and
hence First Gentleman of Malta,
making him the...
- Publius, and
Saint Agatha.
Although not a
patron saint, St
George Preca (San Ġorġ
Preca) is
greatly revered as the
second canonised Maltese saint after...
-
formation of
children and adults. The
society was
established by
George Preca in
March 1907, in Malta. It has
eventually spread around the world, first...
- house. On 26 July 2017, Mrs. Marie-Louise
Coleiro Preca,
president of
Malta and her spouse,
Edgar Preca visited the
Jubilee House. On 6
April 2018, Mr....
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Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of
Mount Carmel,
Saint Mary and San Gorg
Preca. The city's
motto is In hoc
signo vinces, and its coat of arms is a plain...
- Mary's Intercession) The
original Mysteries of
Light were
written by
George Preca, the only
Maltese official Catholic saint, and
later reformed by the pope...
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resignation in 2008,
together with
Evarist Bartolo,
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca,
Joseph Muscat and
Michael Falzon. The
leadership contest was
decided by...
