- (a.) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer.
- (a.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
- (a.) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office.
- (n.) The dative case. See Dative, a., 1.
- (a.) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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