suspecter

[Eng.suspect, v.; -er.] One who suspects. "A base suspecter of a virgin's honor." Beaum. & Flet.: Humorous Lieutenant, iv. 8. sus-pěct-fül, a. [ Eng.suspect ; -ful ( l ).] 1. Apt to suspect or mistrust; suspicious. 2. Exciting suspicion; suspicious. "Such a diffident and suspectful prohibition."- Milton : Of Unlicensed Printing. *sus-pěc-tion, *sus-pec-ci-on, s. [Latin sus pectio .] Suspicion. "Now it is time shortly that I Tell you something of Jelousie, That was in great suspect i on .' Romaunt of the Rose. *sus-pěc-tious-ne , s. [SUSPECT.] Suspicion, suspiciousne . "Se you any suspect i ous ne in this mater? I praye you showe me or I sende the money."-Berners: Froi art; Cronycie, vol. ii., ch. clxvii. 6. To cause to cease from operation or effect for a time; as, to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act. *7. To expend. *B. In trans.: To cease from operation; to desist from active employment; specifically, to stop payments, or to be unable to meet one's engagements. To suspend payment: To declare one's self unable to meet one's engagements; to stop payments. sus-pěnd-ěd, pa . par . & a. [SUSPEND.] suspended-cadence, s . Music: An interrupted cadence. suspended-note, s. [SUSPENSION, II. 2.] suspended-ovule, s. Bot.: An ovule hanging by the placenta from a little below the summit of the ovary.