I'll purge, and leave sack, and live cleanly, as a nobleman should do

Shak., 1 Hen. IV., v. 4. 168. 3. To be cleansed or purified by the escape of certain gases, as a lake or river. See purging , 2. purge (perj), n. [ purge , v .] 1. The act of purging; purgation. The preparative for the purge of paganism out of the Fuller . kingdoms of North umber land. purge 2. Anything that purges; specifically, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. -Pride's Purge, in Eng . hist ., a forcible reduction, De cember 6th, 1648, of the membership of the Long Parliament, effected by troops under the command of Colonel of brant's fingers and mouth and the holy ve els after the ablutions. Before celebration and until the offertory, and after celebration, it covers the chalice, and the paten rests on it covered by the pall and veil. Also called mundatory . was known as the Rump , and consisted of about 60 to 80 members. made of a purge - cock . A purging-cock. purge-cock (pėrjʻkok), n . When it becomes nece ary to empty the receiver, use is Sci . Amer . Supp ., p. 8897. purger (pėr'jėr), n. [ purge + -er1 .] 1. A person or thing that purges or cleanses.