ponderance

[Lat. ponderans, pr. par. of pondero to weigh.] Weight, gravity. *pon-der-āte, v . t . & i . [Lat. ponder at us , pa. par. of pondero =to weigh.] A. Trans.: To ponder, to weigh, to consider. B. In trans.: To have weight or influence. (Car lyle .) *pon-der-ā-tion, s. [Lat. ponderatio , from pon derat us , pa. par. of pondero =to weigh; Fr. pondér ation ; Sp. ponder a cion ; Ital. ponder azione .] 1. The act of weighing. "Upon an immediate ponderation we could discover no sensible difference in weight."-Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. iv., ch. vii. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. ponderer 2. A reflection; consideration. "Helays in the scales with them certaine grave ponder. ations." Hall: Maried Clergie, bk. iii., § 18.