Federalism

[Fr fédéralisme.] The principles of federals, or federalists. Fed'eralize, v . a . [Fr. fédéraliser .] To make federate; to confederate for political ends and requirements; to unite in league and compact, as states and nations. Federal Point Light-house, in N. Carolina , on the N. side of the mouth of Cape Fear River. It exhibits a light 48 feet above the sea-level. Fed'eralsburgh, in Maryland, a post-village of Carolina co., about 50 m. E.S.E. of Anna polis. Federal ton, in Ohio, a post-village of Athens co., abt. 90 m. S.E. of Columbus. Fed'erate, a . Lat. fœderat us , from fædero - fœdus , fœder is , a league.] Leagued; united by compact or confederation; as, federate powers. Federation, n . [Fr., from L. Lat. federatio .] Confed- eration; act of joining in a league. -A federal or confederate government; a league; a con- federacy; a compact; a bond of union. Federative, a . [Fr. fédérat if .] Uniting or combining in a league; forming a confederation; federal. Fe'dia, n . ( Bot .) A genus of plants, order Valerianacem, having a toothed calyx and 5-fid corolla, three stamens, and a 3-locular fruit, crowned with the calyx. The spe- cies are annual plants of humble growth, with repeatedly forked stems, and very small flowers, growing in culti- vated grounds, . F. fagopyrum , the Corn-salad, or Lamb-lettuce, (the Mache of the French, and the Ra- pünzscher of the Germans,) is frequently used in this country as spring-salad. The plant is extremely easy of cultivation, and can be obtained in the very first days of spring, when vegetables are scarce. Fedor, or Feodor, IVANOVITCH, ( faidor , ) the last czar of the dynasty of Ruric on the throne of Ru ia. He began his reign in 1584, and being weak both in body and mind, a igned the government of his affairs to Goudonoff, who seems to have managed them with dex- terity and vigor. In his reign the peasants of Muscovy were converted into serfs, and attached to the land. Previously they had enjoyed personal liberty. The con- quest of Siberia was achieved by Gondonoff, and many remarkable diplomatic relations with foreign courts were effected; so that this reign may be deemed by no means the least remarkable in the Muscovite annals. D. 1598. Fe'dor, or Feodor, ALEXIEVITCH, czar of Ru ia, and eldest brother of Peter the Great. He ascended the throne when only 19 years of age, and evinced a strength of will and determination of character, which, had he Lived, might have anticipated the reforms which his younger brother was subsequently destined to effect among the people over whom he was called to reign. His reign is rendered memorable on account of his call- ing into his presence the Muscovite nobles, who deso- lated the country with broils about their claims of fam- ily precedence, and throwing the rolls of the Razriad , or "Arrangement," into the fire. The genealogical rec- ords, which did not relate to claims of precedence, were preserved and properly arranged, in accordance with his will. D. in his 25th year, 1682. Fee, n. [Du. vee ; Icel. fe ; L. Sax. vee, cattle; Gr. põiі , a flock. The Goth. faihn signifies goods, and is derived from fahun , to acquire.] Hire; stipend; reward; com- pens at i on for services rendered; recompense, either gratuitous or established by law, particularly for pro- fe ional services; as, a lawyer's fee, a boatman's fee , . "Nothing in courts is done without a fee ." - Hubbert. (Feud. Law.) A fief; an estate in trust granted by a prince or lord, to be held on condition of personal ser- vices or other condition. ( Eng. Law.) Any land or tenement held of a superior on certain understood conditions. (Amer. Law.) An estate of inheritance, on which the holder has a full right of proprietorship. -v . a . To pay a fee to; to reward pecuniarily; to recom- pense for services rendered; to hire; to engage in one's service by advancing a fee or sum of money; as, to fee & physician. "There's not a lord of them but in his house I have a servant feed." -Shaks. Feeble, ( fe'bl . ) a . [Fr. faible ; O. Fr. fleble , from Lat. flebilis , lamentable; in L. Lat. used as equivalent to de- bilis , debilitated. See DEBILITY.] Weak; infirm; debili- tated of bodily system; destitute of proper physical strength; sickly; enervated; impotent. Fee'ble-minded, a . Weak of intellect; defective in constancy or resolution; vacillating; irresolute; as, "comfort the feeble - minded . " -1 The . v. 14. Fee'ble-mindedne , n. Lack of firmne or con- stancy of mind; irresolution; vacillation. Fee'blene , n. Weakne of body or mind; imbe- (Amer. Hist.) The name a umed by a political party, formed in 1788, who claimed to be the particular friends of the Constitution and the Federal government. Their opponents, the Republicans, they called Anti -Federalists, and charged them to a certain extent, with hostility to, or distrust of, the Constitution and the general govern- ment. The leading F. were Washington, Adams, Ham- ilton, and Jay, and the leading Federalist States were Ma achusetts and Connecticut, supported, generally, by the rest of New England. The opposition was led by Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Burr, and Gall at in. In the contests of the French Revolution, the F. leaned to the side of England, the Republicans to that of France. The -To supply; to furnish with anything of which there is cility; want of force or vigor; infirmity. Fee'bly, adv. Weakly; without strength or force; as, to creep along feebly. Feed, v . a . , ( imp , and pp . FED.) [A.S. fed an, afedan; D. vordan; Ger. füttern : Goth. fodjan . See FODDER, and FOOD.] To supply with nutriment; to give food te; to furnish with provisions; as, to feed a child. "If thine enemy hunger, feed him." - Rom. xii. 20. opposition of the F. to the War of 1812, and especially the calling of the Hartford Convention, effected their destruction as a national party. In the presidential election of 1816 they were signally defeated, and in 1820 Once in three years feed your mowing-lands." they were completely disbanded. During the late civil - To pamper; to glut; to foster; to satiate. constant consumption, waste, or use; as, to feed a fur- nace with fuel. - To graze; to consume or crop, as gra by cattle. Mortimer . war the term was applied distinctively to those who adhered to the national cause, as opposed to those who favored and carried out the principles of sece ion, who were so-styled Confederates . Fed'eral Hill, in Maryland, a P. O. of Harford co. "To feed despair, and cherish hopele love." - Prior. -To fatten; to make fat or plump; as, well - fed oxen. "I will feed them in a good pasture." Ezek. xxxiv. -v. n. To take food; to eat; to subsist by eating; as, to The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia feed with an appetite. - To pasture; to graze; to crop; to place cattle to feed. "If a man's beast shall feed in another man's field, he shall make restitution." - Εxod. xxii. 5. -To prey; to encroach upon; to sponge; as, to feed on anticipation. "I am not covetous of gold; Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost"-Shaks.