Heritor

herfft-or, n. Scotland a landholder in a parish. [Low L. hent at or, for hared it a tor— L. here ditas. Hermaphrodism, her-maf'rod-izm, Hermaphrodn Herpes ltlnt, h«r-maf'rod-it-izm, «. the union of (he two sexes in one body. Hermaphrodite, her-inaf'rod-It, n an animal or a plant in which the two sexes are united; an abnormal individual in whom are united the properties of both sexes, —adj uniting the dis- Unctions of both sexes [L —Gr Herniaphroditos the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who, when bathing, grew together with the nymph Salmacis into one person.] Hermaphroditic, her-maf-roo-itik, Hermaphrodttical, her-nvtf-rod-it'ik-al, adj pertaining to a hermaphrodite ]nu raking of both sexes, Hermeneutic, h6r-me-nu'tik, Hermeneutical, hermc-im tik-al, adj interpreting: explanatory. adv. Eermeneu'tlcaUy — n sing Henneneu'- tics, the science of interpretation, esp. of the Scriptures [Gr her men cut i kos -hermencus, an interpreter, from Hermes Mercury, Lhc god of art.iml eloquence.] Hermetic, hei-met'ik, Hennetical, hcr-met'ik-al, adj. belonging in any way to the beliefs current in the middle ages under the name of Hermes, the Thru eC.icat: belonging to magic or ah lieiny, magical perfei ily close -adv Hermet ically, ^Hermetically' sealed, closed completely, said of a g!.is> ve el, the opening cf winch is dosed by niching the gla . |Fiom Hermes Tnsnu He rums ‘the thricc-gi cutest,’ the Gt name loi the Kgypiian god Tholli.who was god of science, esp alchemy, anil whose magic seal was held by medieval alchemists to make ve els ami treasures inacce ible Honnit, hermit, n one who retires from society ami lives in solitude oi in the d> w [M K. crenutt tlimugh Fr and L from Gr. oenates — w///ot, solum y, desert Hermitage, lie i'inii-ft), u. the dwelling of a hermit' a u tired.diode kind of wine, so called from He mi fag. a district of Fiance, Heim Same as Heron Hornia, licFiu-a, n a lupture, esp. of the abdomen adj. Her'nial [L Hero, lie'rb. n {one a warrior, a demigod: a man ol distinguished hiavcry any diustnoua pet son the principal figure m any history oi woik of fiction -fern Heroine, her'o-m. [Through Fi ami F. irom Gr. hires; akin to L?>tr, A b we? a niati, Sans. vira, a Jieio