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[Eng. us (e); -er.] 1. Ord. Lang .: One who uses, employs, or treats; one who makes use. "They may chance to prove the bane of the bold user of them."-South: Sermons, vol. vi., ser. 11. 2. Law : Right of user. [.] Right of user: "An an "God made two great lights, great for their use To man." Milton: P. L. , vii. 346. 3. Present po e ion; usufruct. [II.3.] "He will let me have the other half in use, To render it, upon his death, unto the gentleman." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , iv. 1. 4. Occasion or need for employing; nece ity, exigency, need. "Here is no use for gold."- Shakesp .: Timon , iv. 3. 5. Continued or repeated practice or employment; usage, custom, practice, wont; habitual exercise. "It hath not been my use to pray." Cole ridge: Pains of Sleep. *6. Common occurrence; ordinary experience. "O Cæsar! these things are beyond all use , And I do fear them." Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar, ii. 2. 7. ( Pl.): Manners, customs, ways. "How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world." Shakesp.: Hamlet, i. 2. *8. Interest for money; usury. "The Jews were forbidden to take use one of another, but they were not forbidden to take it of other nations." -Selden: Table - Talk ; Usury. 9. The practical application of doctrines; a term particularly affected by the Puritans, and consequently ridiculed by the dramatists. "He hath begun three draughts of sack in doctrines And four in uses." Ben Jonson: Magnetic Lady, iii. 1. II. Technically : 1. Eccles. and Anglican and Romish Church His tory: The different customs which prevailed in different dioceses as to ritual, especially in the celebration of ma . Informer times bishops had the power of making changes in the liturgy, and hese customs or uses in time took the name of the diocese where each prevailed. [SARUM-USE.] At the present day, in Ritualistic churches, where the seasons are marked by the use of different colors, some follow the Roman, others the Sarum use. "And whereas heretofore there hath been great diversity in saying and singing in churches within this Realm, some following Salisbury use , some Here ford use, and some the use of Bangor, some of York, some of Lincoln; now henceforth all the whole Realm shall have but one use."-Book of Common Prayer. (Pref.: Concerning the Service of the Church.) gation. of. (3) To practice customarily; to make a practice " Use hospitality one to another."-1 Peter iv. 9. (4) To practice or employ in a general way; to do, exercise, . " Use careful watch."-Shakesp.: Richard III., v. 3. 2. To act or behave to; to treat. "How Tarquin must be used." Shakesp.: Rape of Lucrece, 1,195. 3. To have, po e , occupy, or enjoy for a time. "Having great and instant occasion to use fifty talents." -Shakesp.: Timon , iii. 1. 4. To accustom, to habituate, to inure; to render familiar by practice or use. (Most commonly in the pa. par.) "He that intends to gain th' Olympick prize, Must use himself to hunger, heat, and cold." Roscommon. *5. To behave, to comport, to demean. (Used reflexively.) "Forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly." Shakesp.: Henry VIII., iii. 1. IMG:content-0346.png:[blocks in formation] Pall Mall Gazette . ŭsh-er, *usch-ere, *u h-er, 8. [O. Fr. u ier, ui ier , hui ier ; Fr. hui ier , from Lat. ostiarium , acc us. of ostiarius =a doorkeeper, from ostium =a door, an entrance, from os =a mouth.] 1. A doorkeeper; an officer or servant who has the charge or care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like. "That dore can none usher shette, In which he list to take entre." Gower: C. A., i. 231. 2. An officer whose busine it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. 3. An under teacher or a istant to a school-master or principal teacher. ( Eng .) In some of the old English foundation schools one of the a istant masters is still styled the usher. (1) Gentleman Usher: [GENTLEMAN-USHER.] (2) Usher (or Gentleman Usher) of the Black Rod: [BLACK-ROD]. (3) Usher of the Green Rod: An officer of the British Order of the Thistle, who attends on the sovereign and knights a embled in chapter. There are also ushers doing similar duties in the Orders of the Bath, St. Patrick, . ŭsh'-ěr, v. t. & i. [USHER, 8. ] A. Trans .: To act as an usher to; to attend on, as an usher; to introduce; hence, fig., to introduce as a forerunner or harbinger. (Followed by in , forth , .) "Ushering forth the day to light the muse along." Drayton: Polyolbion , s. 3. *B. In trans.: To go before or in advance; to precede. "So she follow, not usher to her lady's pleasure."-Ben Jonson; Silent Woman, iv. 1. *ŭsh-er-ançe, s. [Eng. usher, s.; -ance.] Introduction. "The accidental publication gave us he rance to s its companion."- Lord Shaftesbury : Characteristics , vol. *ush'-er-dom, subst . [Eng. usher , s.; -dom.] The functions or powers of ushers; ushers collectively. ŭsh-er-le , a. [Eng. usher, s.; -le .] Desti tute of an usher. The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia pl. adj. suff. -ide.]