Estrepement

es-trep'ment, n. {Law.) Destructive waste, committed by a tenant, in lands, woods, or houses. [OF., fr. estreper, to damage, prob. L. extirp are, to pluck up by the root.] Estuary, est'u-a-rY, A narrow pa age, as the mouth of a river, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; frith. [L. sestuarium, a creek.fr. sestuare, to surge, foam, fr. sestus, heat, surge, tide; Gr. a i the in, to glow, Skr. indh, to kindle. See Ether.] Etagere, et'a-zh ', A piece of furniture having shelves, one above another. [F., itage, a shelf, story, Gr. stege, roof, stegein, to cover.] Etat Major, a'ta-ma-zher'. {Mil.) The staff of an army, including all oflicers above the rank of colonel; also, all adjutants, inspectors, quartermasters, commi aries, engineers, ordnance officers, paymasters, physicians, signal officers, judge-advocates also, their non-commi ioned a istants. [F. state, position, status, and F. & L. major, greater.] Etcetera, -caetera, et-sefe-ra, contr. etc. and . Lit. and other (things); and so on, — used at the end of a sentence, phrase, etc., to indicate that other things are to be understood, or might be mentioned. [L.]