Search for: Choice
1801 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DILEMMA.3 (Noah Webster)
2. A difficult or doubtful choice; a state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue.
1802 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DISTRICT.2 (Noah Webster)
… the choice of senators, representatives or electors. Cities and towns are divided into districts for various purposes, as for school, etc. The United States …
1803 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DISTRICT.5 (Noah Webster)
DISTRICT, v.t. To divide into districts or limited portions of territory. Legislatures district states for the choice of senators. In New England, towns are districted for the purpose of establishing and managing schools.
1804 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ECLOGUE.1 (Noah Webster)
… . [Gr. choice, to select.] Literally, a select piece. Hence, in poetry, a pastoral composition, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other, as the …
1805 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EGREGIOUS.1 (Noah Webster)
EGREGIOUS, a. [L. egregius, supposed to be from e or ex grege, from or out of or beyond the herd, select, choice.]
1806 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTING.1 (Noah Webster)
ELECTING, ppr. Choosing; selecting from a number; preferring; designating to office by choice or preference; designating or predestinating to eternal salvation.
1807 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.1 (Noah Webster)
ELECTION, n. [L. electio.] The act of choosing; choice; the act of selecting one or more from others. Hence appropriately,
1808 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.4 (Noah Webster)
2. Choice; voluntary preference; free will; liberty to act or not. It is at his election to accept or refuse.
1809 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.8 (Noah Webster)
5. In theology, divine choice; predetermination of God, by which persons are distinguished as objects of mercy, become subjects of grace, are sanctified and prepared for heaven.
1810 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.10 (Noah Webster)
6. The public choice of officers.
1811 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.11 (Noah Webster)
7. The day of a public choice of officers.
1812 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIONEERING.2 (Noah Webster)
ELECTIONEERING, n. The arts or practices used for securing the choice of one to office.
1813 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVE.1 (Noah Webster)
ELECTIVE, a. Dependent on choice, as an elective monarchy, in which the king is raised to the throne by election; opposed to hereditary.
1814 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVE.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Pertaining to or consisting in choice or right of choosing; as elective franchise.
1815 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVE.4 (Noah Webster)
3. Exerting the power of choice; as an elective act.
1816 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVELY.1 (Noah Webster)
ELECTIVELY, adv. By choice; with preference of one to another.
1817 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTOR.1 (Noah Webster)
… of choice; a person who has, by law or constitution, the right of voting for an officer, In free governments, the people or such of them as possess certain qualifications …
1818 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELEGANCE.2 (Noah Webster)
In its primary sense, this word signified that which is choice or select, as distinguished from what is common.
1819 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELIGIBLE.2 (Noah Webster)
1. Fit to be chosen; worthy of choice, preferable.
1820 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELIGIBLY.1 (Noah Webster)
ELIGIBLY, adv. In a manner to be worthy of choice; suitably.