emigre (amegra)

[F., pp. of émigrer, of eminere , stand out, project, excel, minere , project, jut. Cf. imminent, prominent.] 1. Prominent; standing out above other things; high; lofty. [Now rare.] Thys Citie of Jherusalem ys a ffayer Emynent Place, for it stondith vpon suche a grounde, That from whens so ever a man comyth ther he must nedys ascende. Torkington , Diarie of Eng. Travell, p. 37. Both sides of the Kings Chariot were adorned with them; the one, of Peace, the other, of Warre. Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 373. Mischief, 'gainst goodne aim'd, is like a stone, Unnaturally fore'd up an eminent hill, Whose weight falls on our heads and buries us. Fletcher (and another ), Queen of Corinth, iv. 4. The two children tumbled laughing over the gra y mounds which were too eminent for the short legs emirate (e-mēr'āt), n. [ emi arium (em-i-sā'ri-um), n.; pl. emi aria (-a). [NL., neut. of L. emi arius , taken in lit. sense: see emi ary .] In an at ., an emi ary (def. II., 3); specifically, an emi ary vein.- See emi ary veins , under emi ary . emi ary (em'i-sā-ri), a . and n. [F. émi aire = Sp. emisario = Pg. It. emi ario , n., emis- sari us, sent out (as adj., first in LL.), as a noun, a scout, spy, emi ary, in LL. also an attendant, emittere , pp. emi us , send out: see emit . ] I. a. 1. Emitting; sending out; furnishing an outlet.-2. Of or pertaining to one sent on a mi ion; exploring; spying. As he had lived, so he died in public; expired upon a cro , on the top of an eminence near Jerusalem. Bp . Atterbury , Sermons, II. i. The temple of honour ought to be seated on an emi- Burke. High on a throne of royal state... Satan exalted sat, by merit raised Bp. Hurd, Notes on Epistle to August us. Louis (turns haughtily to the Cardinal). Enough! Your eminence must excuse a longer audience. Bulwer , Richelieu, iv. 2. High in rank, office, worth, or public est i- mation; conspicuous; highly distinguished: said of a person or of his position: as, an emi- nent station; an eminent historian or poet. It is rarely used in a bad sense. Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. Swift , Thoughts on Various Subjects. These objections, though sanctioned by eminent names, originate, we venture to say, in profound ignorance of the art of poetry. 3. Conspicuous; such as to attract attention; manifest: as, the judge's charge was charac- terized by eminent fairne ; an eminent exam- ple of the uncertainty of circumstantial evi- dence. Those whom last thou saw'st In triumph and luxurious wealth are they First seen in acts of prowe eminent And great exploits. The avenging principle within us will certainly do its duty upon any eminent breach of ours, and make every flagrant act of wickedne , even in this life, a punishment to itself. Bp. Atterbury, Sermons, II. xvi. 4. Supreme; controlling; unrestrained by high- er right or authority: chiefly in the phrase emi- nent domain (which see, under domain ). = Syn. 1. Elevated. 2. Illustrious , Renowned , etc. See famous . eminent i a (em-i-nen's hi-ä), n.; pl. eminent iæ (-6). [L., eminence: see eminence.] In an at . , an eminence; a prominence; a protuberance. - Eminent i a cap it at a, the head of a bone; specifically, the radial head of the humerus. Also called capitellum and capitulum . See cut under capitellum . - Eminent i a cinerea, the lower prominent portion of the ala cinerea. -Eminent i a iliopectinea, the iliopectineal eminence. -Eminent i a inter condyle a, the spine of the tibia.- Eminent i a papillar is, pyramidal is, or stapedii, the pyramid of the tympanum. - Eminent i a symphysis, the prominent lower border of the middle of the chin, one of the most marked features of man as distinguished from You shall neither eat nor sleepe; No, nor forth your window peepe With your emi arie eye. P. jun . What are emi aries ? Tho. Men employed outward, that are sent abroad To fetch in the commodity. B. Jonson , Staple of News, i. 1. Its [popery's] emi aries are very numerous, and very busy in corners, to seduce the unwary. Bp. Atterbury, Sermons, I. xv. Christian communities send forth their emi aries of religion and letters. D. Webster , Speech at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1820. emi ary ship (em'i-sa-ri-ship), n. [ emi ary + -ship .] The office of an emi ary. B. Jon- emi ilet, a. That may be cast or sent. Bailey , 1727. emi ion (e-mish'on), n. [= F. émi ion = Sp. emision Pg . emi ão = It. emi ione, emi us , pp. of emittere, send out: see emit .] 1. The act of emitting, or of sending or throwing out; a put- ting forth or i uing: as, the emi ion of light from the sun or other luminous body; the emis- sion of steam from a boiler; the emi ion of pa- per money. eminential (em-i-nen's hal), a. [ eminence (L. son. eminent i a) + -al.] 1. Containing or pertain- ing to something eminently.-2. In an at . , per- taining to an eminent i a; prominent or protu- berant.-Eminential equation, an equation which by means of indeterminate coefficients expre es several in- dependent equations. eminently (em'i-nent-li), adv . 1. In an emi- nent degree; in a manner to attract observa- tion; so as to be conspicuous and distinguished from others: as, to be eminently learned or use- ful. They in whomsoever these vertues dwell eminently need not Kings to make them happy, but are the architects of thir own happine . Milton , Eikon ok las tes, xxi. The highest flames are the most tremulous; and so are the most holy and eminently religious persons more full of awfulne and fear. Jer . Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 72. Because Philosophers may disagree If sight emi ion or reception be, Shall it be thence inferr'd I do not see? Dryden, Hind and Panther. Plants climb by three distinct means, by spirally twin- ing, by clasping a support with their sensitive tendrils, and by the emi ion of aerial rootlets. Darwin, Origin of Species, p. 182. 2. That which is emitted, or sent or thrown out. 2. As used by the older philosophical writers, in the highest po ible degree; perfectly; abso- lutely; in a sovereign manner: said especially of the production of an effect by a cause in- sions , and suddenly stooping into the thickne of smoke. finitely superior to it. emir (e-mēr'), n. [Also written emeer , and, esp. in ref. to present rulers having this title, ameer , amir ; = D. G. Dan. Sw. emir = F. émir = Sp. emir , amir = Pg. emir = It. emiro , amir = Pers. Hind. amir , amir , emir , a com- mander, ruler, chief nobleman, prince: see ameer , and cf. admiral .] 1. Among Arabs and other Mohammedan peoples, a chief of a family or tribe; a ruling prince. See ameer . The book of Job shows that, long before letters and arts were known to Ionia, these vexing questions were debated under the tents of the Idumean emirs. Macaulay , Von Ranke's Hist. of the Popes. 2. Specifically, a title sometimes given to the descendants of Mohammed. An emir by his garb of green. An inflamed heap of stubble, glaring with great emis- Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 23. Specifically- (a) In finance , an amount or quantity of any representative of value i ued or put into circulation; an i ue: as, the entire emi ion (of coin, bank-notes, or the like) has been called in or redeemed; the first, second, and third emi ions of United States notes i ued during the civil war. (b) In physiol ., a discharge, especially an involuntary discharge, of semen. Theory of emi ion, Newton's theory of the nature of light as being an emis- sion of particles from the luminous body. Also called the corpuscular theory. See light , and undulatory theory , under undulatory . emi ive