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a. [ L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See Appeal. ] Relating to an appeal; appellate. “An appellant jurisdiction.” Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [ Obs. ] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A challenger. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One who appeals or entreats. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Atellanus, fr. Atella, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania. ] Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan plays; farcical; ribald. -- n. A farcical drama performed at Atella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. It. avellana a filbert, fr. L. Avella or Abella a city of Campania. ] (Her.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Chaplain. ] The curate of a chapel; a chaplain. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. castelain, F. châtelain, L. castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a caste, LL., a governor of a castle, fr. L. castellum castle, citadel, dim. of castrum fortified place. See Castle, and cf. Chatelaine. ] A governor or warden of a castle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Castellanies [ LL. castellania. ] The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Chapellanies [ Cf. E. chapellenie, LL. capellania. See Chaplain. ] A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. châtellenie. ] Same as Castellany. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. flagellans, p. p. of flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See Flagellate. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_;, &unr_;, a Greek + &unr_; right, judgment. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A judge or umpire in games or combats. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. interpellans, p. pr. See Interpel. ] Interpelling; interrupting. -- n. One who, or that which, interpels. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to, or named from, Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), the navigator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Astron.) Either of two conspicuous celestial nebulae near the south celestial pole, resembling thin white clouds, each of which is a galaxy{ 2 } smaller than but separate from the Milky Way galaxy, and together they are the galactic formations nearest to our galaxy. They are not visible from the northern hemisphere, and are named after Ferdinand Magellan, who saw them in his expedition, which passed through the Strait of Magellan in South America, and one ship of which completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Miscellany. ] Of or pertaining to miscellanies. Shaftesbury. -- n. A writer of miscellanies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Miscellaneous, and cf. Maslin. ] A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called maslin and meslin. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. See Miscellany. ] A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See Mix, and cf. Miscellany. ] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection. “A miscellaneous rabble.” Milton. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Miscellanies [ L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See Miscellaneous. ] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins actual. Hewyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain; as, porcelaneous shells. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having a smooth, compact shell without pores; -- said of certain Foraminifera. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Porcelaneous. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]