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of ammonia, water, and a concrete oil; the oil has beeu obtainedpure, and is that which is called adipocire. Dr. Gibbes lias sinceprocured litis substance from the bodies which were used for dis-section by the anatomical professor at Oxford.
AD1POSA Mem bran A> in anatomy, a membrane that in-closes the CtUulcB Adiposir,
Adjposa Vena, a vein, arising from the decending trunk ofthe Cava, which spreads itself on the coat and fat that covers thekidneys.
ADLPOSI ductus, in anatomv, vessels which convey thefat into the interstices of Die muscles, or part between the fleshand the skin,
AD IRB E JTS AN, a province of Persia, in Asia , and part ofthe ancient Media. Situated on the W. of Gliilan and the Caspiansea .
ADIT, [aditus, Lat.] A passage for the conveyance of waterunder ground; a passage under ground in general.
Adit of a Mine, 'the hole or aperture, whereby it is enteredand dug, and by which the water and ores are carried away. Theterm amounts to the same with cuniculus or drift, and is dis-tinguished from air-shaft. The adit is usually made on the side,ana towards the bottom of a hill, about 4, 5, or 6 feet high, and8 wide. Adit of a mine is sometimes used tor the air shaft itself,being a hole driven perpendicularly from the surface of the earthinto some part of a mine, to give entrance to the air. To drawoff the standing water in winter, in deep mines, they drive up anadit, or air-sjiaft, upon which the air disengages itself from thewater, which then begins to run witti great violence.
Adit of a Ship, in antiquity, was a spa-e in the upper part,where the Ship was widest, at which people entered, ancientlycalled agea. . .
Adits of a Theatre, [aditus theutn,'] in antiquity, weredoors on the stairs, whereby persons entered from the outer por-ticos, and defended into the seats.
ADJUDICATION, [ adjudicutio, Lat.] in law the act of ad-judging, or of determining a cause in favour of a person.
Adjudication is, more particularly, used for the transferringthe property of a thing sold by auction to the highest bidder.
ADJUNCT, in metaphysics, some quality belonging to citherbody or mind, whether natural or acquired. Thus, thinking isan adjunct of the mind, and growth an adjunct of the body.
Adjunct, in music, a word expressing the connection betweenthe principal mode and the modes of its two-fifths.
Adjunct, in philosophy, something added to another, notbeing any necessary part of it. Tims, water absorbed by cloth ora sponge, is an adjunct. Adjuncts are what we commonly callcircumstances-, these, in ethics, are commonly reckoned seven,qitis, quid, u!>i, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando.
Adjuncts, in rhetoric and grammar, signify certain words orthings added to others, to amplify or augment the force of thediscourse.
Adjuncts, in the royal academy of sciences at Paris, are a setof members attached to the study of some particular science.Adjuncts were created in 1716, in lieu of the Elt-ces: and are 12in number; two for geometry, two for mechanics, two for astro-nomy, two for anatomy, two for chemistry, and two for bo-tajiy. -
Adjuncts of the Gods , or Adjunct Gods, among theRomans, were a' kind of inferior deities, added as assistants to theprncipal ones, to ease them in their functions. Thus, to Mars were adjoined Bellona and Nemesis; to the Good Genius, theLarc:to the Evil, the Lemures, &rc.
AD JURA REGIS, in law, a writ which lies for a clerk pre-sented to a living by the kmc, against those who endeavour toeject him, to the prejudice of the king’s title.
ADJUTAGE. See Ajutagf..
ADJUTANT, in the military art, an officer whose business itis to assist the major, and therefore sometimes called the aid-ma-jor. Each battalion of foot, and regiment of horse, has an ad-jutant, who receives the orders every night from the brigade-ma-jor; which, after carrying them to the colonel, he delivers out tothe Serjeants. When detachments are to be made, he gives thenumber to lie furnished by each company or troop, and assignsthe hour and place of rendezvous. He also places the guardsreceives and distributes the ammunition to tne companies, &c.
and, by the major’s orders, regulates the prices of bread, beer,and other provisions. .
Adjutants-genf.ral, among the Jesuits , a select number o.fathers, who resided with the general of liu-order, each of whomhad a province or country assigned him, as England, Holland, Seeand their business was to inform the lather-general, of state orcurrences in such countries.
ADJUTOR1UM, in anatomy, the shoulder bone.ADLE-EGGS, such as have not received an impregnation from-the semen of the cock.
ADLKGATiON, in German law, a right claimed by thestates of the empire of adjoining plenipotentiaries, in public trea-ties and negociations, to those of the emperor, tor the transactingof matters which relate to the empire in general.
AD LIBITUM, [Lat.] as you please.
ALLOCUTION, Adlocutio, in antiquity, chiefly under- ■stood of speeches made by Roman generals to their armies, to en-courage them before a battle. IVe frequently find these adlocu-tions expressed on medals by tlie abbreviature Adtocut. Coh.The usual formula in adlocutions was, Fortin cm et ac Jidus.
ADMAII, the most easterly of the four cities that were des-troyed by fire from heaven.
ADMANUENSES, in ancient law books, denote persons whoswore by laying their hands on the hook.
AD hi Ad II A, one of the seven princes of Persia , under Aha-suerus, who seem to leave composed his privy council.
ADMEASUREMENT, [«(/, Lat. mesure, i’r."] hi law, a writfor adjusting the shares of something to be divided. Thus,
A bmeasu rf.m u nt of Dowf.r takes place when the widowof the deceased claims more as her dower than what of right be-.longs to her. And,
Admeasurement of Pasture may be obtained 1 when anyone ot the persons who have right in a common pasture, puts morecattle to feed on it than he ought.
ADM1NICULATOR, in church-history, an officer other-wise called advocate of the poor, whose business it was to defendthe cause of the widows, orphans, and others destitute of help.
ADMIN1CULES, among antiquaries, are applied to the at-tributes, or ornaments wherewith Juuo and some other figures arcrepresented on medals.
ADMINISTRATION, in Anatomy , the art of dissecting theparts of the body, particularly the muscles.
Administration, in commerce, a regulation at Callao, a cityof Peru , obliging the foreign ships, which trade along that coast,to unload here, and pay certain duties.
Administration, in law, the office of an administrator. SeeAdministrator. When ever a man dies intestate, -letters of ad-ministration are taken out in the prerogative court.
Administration is also used for the management of the affairsof a minor, lunatic, &c.
Administration, among' ecclesiastical writers, denotes thepower wherewith a parson is invested; and that as weil in regardto the temporalities of his cure, as to its spiritualities, viz. thepower ot excommunicating, of administering the sacraments, &c.
Administration, in a political sense, denotes, the attendanceof the trustees of the people on public affairs; but, more particu-larly-, administration is used for the executive part of the govern-ment, which is said to lie good or bad, according as the laws areduly enforced, and justice done the subjects. See Govern-ment.
ADMINISTRATOR, in government, is sometimes used for.the president of a province; for a person appointed to receive,manage, and distribute, the revenues of an hospital or religioushouse; for a prince who enjoys the revenues of a secularized bi-shopric; and for the regent of a kingdom during a minority of theprince, or a vacancy of the throne.
Administrator, in law, lie to whom the ordinary commits theadministration of the goods of a person deceased, in’default of anexecutor.—An action lies for, or against an administrator, as for,or against an executor; and he shall be accountable to the valueof the goods of the deceased, and no farther :—unless there bewaste, or other abuse chargeable on him. . If the administratordie, his executors are not administrators; but the court is to granta new administration.—If a stranger who is .neither administratornor executor, take the goods of the deceased, and administer,
I he shall be charged, and sued as an executor, not as an adminis-
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