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matter is referred, either by some court towhom it belongs, or by consent of parties.
ICT This word is often pronounced improperly withtlic accent on the fust or last syllable.
COMMITTER, kcim-nnt'tur, s. Perpetra-tor, hr that commits. ,
COMM1TTABLE, kftm-mit'ta-bl, a. Liableto be Committed.
To COMMIX, kiin-miks', e. a. To mingle,to blend
COMMIXION,kom-mik'slHin, s. Mixture,incorporation.
COMMIXTURE, kom-miks'tshure, 5. 291.The act of mingling, the state of being min-gled ; the mass formed by mingling differenttilings, compound.
COMMODE, kiim-mode', s, The head-dressof women.
COMMODIOUS, k6m-mo de-us, or kom-mo'je-us, a. 293, 294, 370. Convenient,suitable, accommodate ; useful, suited to wantsor necessities. . i ,1 2 ,1
COMMODIOUSLY, kSm-mode-us-le, ad.Conveniently ; without distress ; suitably to acertain purpose.
COMMODIOUSNESS, kSm-moMe-us-nes,s. Convenience, advantage.
COMMODITY , k<jm-m6d'e-te, s. Interest,
advantage, profit; convenience of time orplace; wares, merchandise.COMMODORE, k^m-mo-doTe', s. The cap-tain who commands a squadron of ships.
Tins is one of those words which may have theaccent either on the first or last syllable, according toits position in the sentence. Thus we say “ The vuy-“ age was made by Commodore Anson ; for, though'* lie was made an admiral afterwards, he went out as" Commoddrc." 524, 523.
COMMON, kiWmun, a. 166. Belongingequally to mure than one ; having no posses-sor or owner; vulgar, mean, easy to be bad,not scarce; publick, general; mean, withoutbirth or descent; frequent, useful, ordinary ;prostitute.
COMMON, kSm'mun, s. An open groundequally used by many persons.
To COMMON, kiWmun, v. n. To have a.joint right with others in some common ground.
COMMON LAW , kiW'mun-law ', s. Cus-toms which have by long prescription obtainedthe force of laws, distinguished from the Sta-tute la tv, which owes its authority to acts ofparliament.
COMMON PLEAS,k<Wmun-p]eez',5. Theking’s court now held in Westminster Hall,but anciently moveable.
COMMONABLE, kiW'mun-a-bl, a- What
is held in common.
COMMONAGE, kflm'mun-kje, s. 90. The
,,f Ceding on a common.
COMMONALTY, kiWmun-al-te, s. The
™ 0 „ 1 Vr U1 " People ; the bulk uf mankind.
COMMONER, kim'un-ur, *. 98. One ofthe common people ; a man not noble ; a mem-ber oi the house of commons ; one who has ajoint right in common ground ; a student ofthe second rank at the university of Oxford ;a prostitute.
COMMONITION, k<W-m&-nlsh f un, s. Ad-vice, warning.
COMMONLY , ktWmun-le, ad, Frefiueutly*
usually.
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COMMONNESS, k6m'mun-nes, Equalparticipation among many ; frequent occur-rence, frequency.
To COMMONPLACE, k<W-mun-plase,«. a .To reduce to general heads.COMMONPLACE BOOK,ktJm-mun-plase'b66k, s. A book in which things to be re-membered are ranged under general heads.COMMONS, kflm'munz, s, 1G6. The vul-gar, the lower people j the lower house of par-liament, by which the people are represented ;food, fare, diet.
COMMONWEAL, k6m-mun-\veel'. 528.')COMMONWEALTH, kiSm-mun-welfA, j
s. A polity, an established form of civil life ;the publick, the general body of the people , .a government ill which the supreme power islodged in the people, a republick.
£3* These words have Che accent either on the firstor last syllable ; but the former is accented more fre-quently on the last, and the latter on the first.— SeeCommodore.
COMMORANCE, kiW'mo-rilnse, )COMMORANCY, kiWmo-iiU-sb, j
Dwelling, habitation, residence.COMMORANT, kSm'm6-rant, a. Resident,dwelling.
COMMOTION, kSm-m&'shun, s. Tumult,disturbance, combustion ; perturbation, dis-order of mind, agitation.
COMMOTIONER, kiW-mo'shun-ur, s. Adisturber of the peace.
To COMMOVE, k8m-m55ve', v, a . To dis-turb, to unsettle.
To COMMUNE, korn-mune', t\ n. To con-verse, to impart sentiments mutually.
COMMUNICABILITY, kdm-mu-ne-ka-bile-te, s. The quality of being commu-nicated.
COMMUNICABLE, k6m-mu # nfc-k4-bl, a.
That which may become the common posses-sion of more than one ; that which may be im-parted, or recounted.
COMMUNICANT, k8m-mu'ne-kant, s. Onewho is present, as a worshipper, at the cele-bration of tlie Lord’s Supper .
To COMMUNICATE, k6in-miYne-kate, r.a.►—See To Command . To impart to otherswhat is in our own power; to reveal, to im-part knowledge.
To COMMUNICATE, kom-mune-kate, v.n91. To partake of the blessed sacrament;to have something in common with another,as, the houses communicate.COMMUNICATION, kflm-mu-ne-ka'shun,$. The act of imparting benefits or knowledge ;common boundary or inlet; interchange ofknowledge ; conference, conversation. ^
COMMUNICATIVE , kibn-mu ne-ku-lw, a.
Inclined to make advantages common, liberalof knowledge, not selfish.
COMMUNICATIVENESS, kftm-mfi'nc-kl-tiv-nes, s. The quality bf being commu-nicative.
COMMUNION , kdm-mune'ytin, a\ Inter course , fellowship, common possession ; thecommon or public celebration of the Lord’sSupper; a common or public act; union inthe common worship of any church. 113.COMMUNITY, kiWmiVne-te, $, The com-monwealth, the body politick; common poa*session; frequency, commonness.