n. [ Heb. khāsad to be pious. ] One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; bladder, pouch. ] (Zool.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj. [ 1913 Webster ]