ustulation

[USTULATE.] *I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act of burning, scorching, or singeing. "It seems to lie in a kind of sindging and ustulation ." Petty, in Sprat's Hist. Royal Society , p. 297. 2. Ardent lustful pa ion; concupiscence. pluck up their spirits." Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progre , Usually when they were nearest to them, they did most u-su-al-ne (§ as zh), s. [Eng. usual; -ne .] IMG:content-0348.png:[blocks in formation] *u-şürp-ant, a. [Fr.) Usurping. "Some factions usurpant."-Gauden: Tears of the Church , p. 473. ū-şür-pā-tion, *u-sur-pa-ci-on, s. [Fr. usur ventured to be extravagant and frequency. ""Tis only usualne or unusualne that makes the distinction." -Clarke : Evidences of Religion , prop. 14. üş-u-căp-tion, s. [Lat. usucaptio , from us us use, and captio =a taking; capio =to take.] Civil Law : The acquisition of the property of a thing by the uninterrupted po e ion and enjoyment thereof for a certain term of years prescribed by law. It is equivalent to prescription in the common law.