[part. of prae-rumpō , break off ], broken off, steep praesēns, -entis , adj. present, immediate praesertim , adv. especially, chiefly praesidium, praesi´di , n. guard, garrison, protection prae-stō, -āre, -stitī, -stitus [ prae , before , + sto , stand ], ( stand before ), excel, surpass , with dat. — from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge
perfectio et actus primus
According to [967] Aristotle, the soul is defined to be ἐντελέχεια , perfectio et actus primus corporis organici, vitam habentis in potentia : the perfection or first act of an organical body, having power of life, which most [968] philosophers approve. — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
When a /d/, /l/, or /r/ comes to abut on velar consonant it tends to change to /g/: 17 pálung /páluŋ/ extinguish + -an = pagngan /págŋan/ extinguish it haluk — from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
pequeña escala a pesar
En estos dos últimos países, hacia el sur y a ambos lados de los Andes, hay espléndidos huertos de manzanos; pero la explotación de esa fruta se hace en muy pequeña escala, a pesar de las excelentes condiciones del suelo y del clima. — from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson
publique enemy are Publique
H2 anchor For Instruction Of The People They also that have authority to teach, or to enable others to teach the people their duty to the Soveraign Power, and instruct them in the knowledge of what is just, and unjust, thereby to render them more apt to live in godlinesse, and in peace among themselves, and resist the publique enemy, are Publique Ministers: Ministers, in that they doe it not by their own Authority, but by anothers; and Publique, because they doe it (or should doe it) by no Authority, but — from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
pleionos en autê Pg
tois toioutois de kai mechri pleionos en autê Pg 238 Greek text phainetai paramenon to baros, hôs an kai bradyteron pettousi. — from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen
[4917] and make a pleasant valley lacteum sinum , between two chalky hills, Sororiantes papillulas, et ad pruritum frigidos amatores solo aspectu excitantes. — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
GLOSSARY affion—opium aga—concentrated rose oil akas-diya—central camp light alap—opening section of a raga ankus—hook used for guiding an elephant arak—Indian liquor areca—betel nut used in making pan art ha—practical, worldly "duty" in Hinduism Asvina—Lunar month of September-October azan—Muslim call to prayer bhang—drink made from hemp (marijuana) biryani—rice cooked with meat and spices bols—specific hand strokes on the Indian drum cartaz—Portuguese trading license charts—cattle sheds chapattis—unleavened fried wheat cakes chapp—seal or stamp charkhi—fireworks used to discipline elephants in combat chaturanga—chess chaudol—traveling conveyance similar to palanquin chaugan—Indian "polo" chauki—weekly guard duty at the Red Fort chaupar—Indian dice game chelas—mercenary troops beholden to single commander chillum—clay tobacco bowl on a hookah chitah—Indian leopard dai—midwife nurse dal—lentils darshan—ceremonial dawn appearance of Moghul devadasi—temple dancer, a special caste dey—Turkish ruler dharma—purpose or duty in life of Hindus dhoti—loincloth diwali—Indian New Year Diwan-i-Am—Hall of Public Audience Diwan-i-Khas—Hall of Private Audience durbar—public audience feringhi—foreigner fil-kash—elephant-drawn cannon firman—royal decree frigalla—Portuguese frigate gau-kash—ox-drawn cannon ghee—clarified butter ghola—blend of opium and spice gopi—milkmaid gulal bar—royal compound in camp gur—unrefined cane sugar guru—teacher gurz—three-headed club hal—goalposts for chaugan harkara—confidential court reporters hookah—water pipe for smoking tobacco howdah—seat carried on back of elephant jagir—taxable lands granted to a nobleman kama—love, sensual pleasure karwa—Indian seaman katar—knife designed for thrusting khabardar—"take heed" khaftan—quilted vest worn under armor kos—approximately two miles kamar-band—ceremonial waist sash lakh—a hundred thousand lapsi—preparation of gur, ghee, and wheat lila—play or sport lor langar—chain attached to elephant's leg lungi—long waist wrap worn by men mahal—palace mahout—elephant driver maidan—public square mansab—rank given a nobleman mansabdar—nobleman granted estates to tax mardum-kash—small cannon masala—blend of spices, "curry powder" mihaffa—wooden turret suspended between two animals mina bazaar—mock bazaar held on Persian New Year mirdanga—South Indian drum mohur—gold coin mudra—hand signs in the Indian classical dance musallim—navigator on Indian ship mutasaddi—chief port official nakuda—owner-captain of Indian trading vessel naqqara-khana—entry to royal compound nashudani—"good-for-nothing" nautch—suggestive dance nezah—lance nilgai—Indian deer nim—plant whose root is used for cleaning teeth nimaste—Hindi greeting, "Hello" pahar—three hours pakhar—steel plate elephant armor palas—wood used for chaugan stick pan—betel leaf rolled around betel nut and spices and chewed panch—wine punch pandit—Hindu scholar pice—Indian "penny" postibangh—mixture of opium and hemp extract prahna—spirit, life force Puranas—Hindu scriptures qamargha—hunt using beaters to assemble game qarawals—beaters for hunt qazi—judge qur—hunting enclosure containing game rasa—aesthetic mood rasida—"arrived"; a piece that reaches center in chaupar board game sachaq—marriage present sandali—type of eunuch sarachah—royal platform sarangi—Indian musical instrument, resembling violin sari—woman's wrap sati—immolation of Hindu wife with body of her husband sehra—bridegroom's crown sharbat—lemon and sugar drink shikar—the hunt sitkrita—intake of breath signifying female orgasm strappado—Portuguese torture device sum—climax of rhythmic cycle in Indian music sutra—Hindu scripture suwar—"horse rank" granted noblemen swanih-nigar—special spy tari—species of palm tavaif— Muslim courtesan teslim—prostrate bow to Moghul tithi—day in the lunar calendar todah—mound of earth for bow and arrow target practice topiwallah—"man who wears a hat," i.e., a foreigner tundhi—drink made from seeds and juices vama—Aryan scriptures wakianavis—public court reporters wallah—man wazir—counselor yogi— Hindu contemplative zat—personal rank given a nobleman zenana—harem zihgir—thumb ring for shooting bow BOOKS BY — from The Moghul by Thomas Hoover
pheasants eggs and partridges
It is within the knowledge of many that pheasants' eggs and partridges' eggs are often laid in the same nest; and it is within the knowledge of the writer that gulls' eggs have been found in the nests of eider-ducks, and vice versâ ; that a redstart and a pied flycatcher will lay their eggs in the same convenient hole—the forest being rather deficient in such accommodation; that an owl and a duck will resort to the same nest-hole, set up by the scheming woodman for his own advantage; and that the starling, which constantly dispossesses the green woodpecker, sometimes discovers that the rightful heir of the domicile has to be brought up by the intruding tenant.' — from Animal Intelligence
The International Scientific Series, Vol. XLIV. by George John Romanes
In one of the gardens I noticed that the little paths were paved with what looked like circular tiles, but which, on inspection, I found to be old-fashioned stone ink-bottles, buried bottom upwards; and I was meditating upon the quaint conceit of the forgotten scrivener who had thus adorned his habitation—a law-writer perhaps, or an author, or perchance even a poet—when I perceived the number that I was seeking inscribed on a shabby door in a high wall. — from The Vanishing Man
A Detective Romance by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
patriotism experience and public
Never before or since has a ticket been presented to the citizens of New-York composed of men combining such talents, patriotism, experience, and public services, as the republican assembly ticket for the year 1800. — from Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete by Aaron Burr
personal experiences as pious
Regarding Nature as though it were a proof of the goodness and guardianship of God; interpreting history in honour of a divine reason, as a constant proof of a moral order of the world and a moral teleology; explaining our own personal experiences, as pious men have for long enough explained them, as though every arrangement, every nod, every single thing were invented and sent out of love for the salvation of the soul; all this is now done away with, all this has the conscience against it, and is regarded by every subtler conscience as disreputable, dishonourable, as lying, feminism, weakness, cowardice—by means of this severity, if by means of anything at all, are we, in sooth, good Europeans and heirs of Europe's longest and bravest self-mastery."... — from The Genealogy of Morals
The Complete Works, Volume Thirteen, edited by Dr. Oscar Levy. by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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