Under ::
Under
(prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or
person that is
superior, weighs upon,
oppresses, bows down,
governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a
relation of
subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to
travel under a heavy load; to live under
extreme oppression; to have
fortitude under the evils of life; to have
patience under pain, or under
misfortunes; to
behave like a
Christian under
reproaches and
injuries; under the pains and
penalties of the