viaget

An obsolete form of voyage. vial (vi'al), n. [Formerly also viall, viol, violl, altered terminally to accord with the L. spelling and with phial; rivium, the first element in viaduct, etc.] 1. A highway; a road; a way or pa age. The word is often used adverbially in the ablative case, with the meaning 'by way' ( of being understood with the following noun): as, to send a letter via London (that is, by way of London); to go to Washington via Philadelphia. 2. In an at. and med., a natural pa age of the body. Per vias natura les, through the natural pa ages; in obstet., a phrase expre ing the delivery of the fetus in the natural way. - Primæ viæ, the first or principal pa ages - that is, the alimentary canal; the bowels. -Via Lactea, in astron., the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy. Via media, the middle way; the mean between two extreines. The phrase has often been applied to a view of the position of the Anglican Church, which regards it as half-way between Romanism and Protestant ism. via2 (vē'ä), interj. [It. via, come, come on, away, enough, etc., an exclamation of encouragement, impatience, etc., an elliptical use of via, way: see via1.] Away! off! formerly a word of encouragement from commanders to their men, riders to their horses, etc., and also an expre ion of impatience, defiance, etc. " Via ! " says the filend; "away!" says the fiend; "for the heavens, rouse up a brave mind," says the fiend, "and Shak ., M. of V., ii. 2. 11. run. " Via for fate! fortune, lo, this is all; At grief's rebound I'll mount, although I fall! Middle ton, Blurt, Master Constable, ii. 1. viability (vi-a-bil'i-ti), n. [F. viabilité ; as viable + -ity .] 1. The state of being viable; capability of living; specifically, capability in the fetus of continued existence after removal from the womb. The nece ary condition of viability is that the vital organs shall be sufficiently well formed to be able to perform their functions, a state reached when the fetus has attained the age of about seven months. 2. In nat. hist., the ability to live in certain conditions of environment, climatic, geographical, etc.: as, the viability of fish in the water; the viability of an imported plant or animal in a country.