Plural

plōō′ral, adj. containing or expre ing more than one.— n. ( gram. ) the form denoting more than one.— n. Plural isā′tion .— v.t. Plu′ralise , to make plural.— v.i. to hold two or more benefices simultaneously.— ns. Plu′ralism , the state of being plural: the holding by one person of more than one office at once, esp. applied to ecclesiastical livings; Plu′ralist , one who holds more than one office at one time; Plural′ity , the state of being plural: a number consisting of more than one: the majority: the holding of more than one benefice at one time: the living held by a pluralist.— adv. Plu′rally . [Fr.,—L. plural is — plus , pluris , more.]