n. Darling. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Darling. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. h&ymacr_;reling. See Hire, n., and -ling. ] One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary. “Lewd hirelings.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. “Hireling mourners.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel;
a. [ L. relinquens, p. pr. of relinqquere. See Relinquish. ] Relinquishing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who relinquishes. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
We ought to relinquish such rites. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who relinquishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of relinquishing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Shorling. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A petty squire. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tired; fatigued. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]