Definition of writ

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Writ (n.) That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and New testaments; as, sacred writ..

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Hymnographer :: Hymnographer (n.) A writer or composed of hymns.
Memoirs :: Memoirs (n.) A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2..
Inveigh :: Inveigh (v. i.) To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; -- with against; as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse..
Scrip :: Scrip (n.) A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing..
Indorse :: Indorse (v. t.) To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address..
Rank :: Rank (n. & v.) Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank..
Pseudography :: Pseudography (n.) False writing; forgery.
Corporal :: Corporal (a.) Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal.
Interlineation :: Interlineation (n.) That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between lines already written or printed..
Under :: Under (a.) Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff..
Draught :: Draught (n.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.
Pad :: Pad (n.) A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper..
Grammarian :: Grammarian (n.) One who writes on, or teaches, grammar..
Extract :: Extract (n.) A draught or copy of writing; certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein, with an order for execution..
Longhand :: Longhand (n.) The written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to shorthand.
Monographist :: Monographist (n.) One who writes a monograph.
Hornbook :: Hornbook (n.) The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer..
Chirology :: Chirology (n.) The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.
Phytologist :: Phytologist (n.) One skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist.
Procedendo :: Procedendo (n.) A writ by which the commission of the justice of the peace is revived, after having been suspended..
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