anil (anil)

[Early mod. E. anile, anill, anele, 2. Indigo. [In this sense nearly obsolete.] anile (an'il or -il), a. [L. anil is, IMG:content-0767.png:[graphic] ers. A general revolt against authority, even in matters of opinion, is a childish or anile superstition, not to be excused by the pretext that it is only due to the love of freedom cherished in exce . IMG:content-0768.png:[graphic] Gladstone, Might of Right, p. 198.