slavocracy

[Eng. slave; suff. -cracy, as in democracy, aristocracy, .] Slave-owners collectively; persons exercising political power for the maintenance of slavery. Sla-vô-ni-an, a. & s. [See def.] A. As adj .: The same as SLAVONIC (q. v.). B. As subst.: A native or inhabitant of Slavonia; a Slav. Sla-văn-Ic, Scla-văn-ic, a. & s . [See def.] A. As adj .: Pertaining to the Slavs or Slavonians, or their language. B. As subst.: The language of the Slavs, a branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Sometimes also called the Slavo-Lettic (q. v.). "The Slavonic branch has always lain in close proximity to the Germanic on the east; it has been the last of all to gain historical prominence. Its eastern division includes the Ru ian, Bulgarian, Servian and Croatian, and Sloven i an. To the western division belong the Polish, the Bohemian, of which the Moravian and Slovak i an are closely kindred dialects, the Sorbian, and the Polabian."-Whitney: Life and Growth of Language, ch. x. Sla-vo-phil, a. [Pref, slavo- , and Gr. philos =a friend.] Supporting or advocating the interests of the Slavs. "And it is of these peoples, therefore, that our Starophil politicians and profe ors speak. -London Daily Tele. graph. slaw, a. [SLOW.] ( Scotch.) slaw, s . [Dan. sla , slag . contract. from salade = a salad (q. v.).] Sliced cabbage, served cooked or uncooked as a salad. *slawe, pa. par. [SLAY, υ.] *slawk, s. [SLAKE, 8.] slawm, s. [Cf. Sw.slam = mud.slime.] Min.: A point in the stone or ore filled with soft clay. ( Weale.) 3717 1. To put to death with a weapon of any kind; to kill violently or suddenly. "I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God." -Revelation vi. 2. 2. To annihilate, to destroy, to ruin; to put an end to. "To save a paltry life, and slay bright fame." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. L., iv. 6. slāy, slêy, 8. [A. S. slé , from slean =to strike, to smite; cf. Icel. slá a bolt, a bar.] [SLAY, v.] A weaver's reed; a sley. slāy-er, *sle-er, s. [English slay, v.; -er.] One who slays or kills; a killer, a murderer; a destroyer of life. "What! wait they till its beams amain Crash on the slayers and the slain?" slāz-ý, a. [SLEAZY.] *sle, *slee, v . t . [SLAY, v .] Scott : Rokeby, v. 35.