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n. [ F. main hand + prise a taking, fr. prendre, p. p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum. ] (Law) (a) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete. Wharton. (b) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mainprised p. pr. & vb. n. Mainprising. ] (Law) To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not pregnant; as, a drug approved only for use in nonpregnant females. Opposite of pregnant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. not prehensile; as, cats have a nonprehensile tail. Opposite of prehensile. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter; -- of medicinal drugs; as, Aspirin is a nonprescription antiinflammatory drug. Opposite of prescription. [ prenominal ]
Syn. -- non-prescription(prenominal), over-the-counter(prenominal), OTC. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A failure to produce or exhibit. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not directly productive; as, nonproductive labor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Not belonging to a profession. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage; unprofessional. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. Want of proficiency; failure to make progress. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who has failed to become proficient. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not proficient. [ PJC ]

a. [ Pan- + Presbyterian. ] Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The long-tailed titmouse. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Impervious to the rays of the sun. “Darksome yew, sunproof.” Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Impracticable; not feasible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not practical; impractical. “Unpractical questions.” H. James. [ 1913 Webster ]

I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + praise. ] To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + pray. ] To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for. [ R. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [ R. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ With for. ] Not prayed for. [ Obs. ] Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + preach. ] To undo or overthrow by preaching. [ R. ] De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. -- Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ 1st pref. un- + predict. ] To retract or falsify a previous prediction. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. V. Knox. [1913 Webster]

a. [ 1st pref. un- + prelate. ] Deposed from the office of prelate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not preceded by anything. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. “Amethyst unpriced.” Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + priest. ] To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + prince. ] To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty. [ R. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + principle. ] To destroy the moral principles of. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. un- not + principled. ] Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. -- Un*prin"ci*pled*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + prison. ] To take or deliver from prison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not prized or valued; being without value. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. un- not + probably. ] Improbably. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Un- + L. probabilis approvable, fr. probare to approve. Cf. Probable. ] In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men, things unjustly and unprobably crept in. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Want of proficiency or improvement. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Want of profit; unprofitableness. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Profitless. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + promise. ] To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + prop. ] To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not proper or peculiar; improper. [ Obs. ] -- Un*prop"er*ly, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + proselyte. ] To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + protestantize. ] To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + provide. ] To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Improvident. [ Obs. ] “Who for thyself art so unprovident.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Imprudence. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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