Word Meanings - PLACE-PROUD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Proud of rank or office. Beau. & Fl.

Related words: (words related to PLACE-PROUD)

• PROUDLING
  A proud or haughty person. Sylvester.
• PROUD
  prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome, 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly;
• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• PROUDISH
  Somewhat proud. Ash.
• OFFICE WIRE
  Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
• OFFICER
  Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day , the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard,
• PROUDLY
  In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison.
• OFFICE
  The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. Bacon. (more info) 1. That which a person does, either
• PROUDNESS
  The quality of being proud; pride. Set aside all arrogancy and proudness. Latimer.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• OVERPROUD
  Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.
• BOOKING OFFICE
  1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• TOP-PROUD
  Proud to the highest degree. "This top-proud fellow." Shak.
• SUBOFFICER
  An under or subordinate officer.
• WINTER-PROUD
  Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland.
• UNDEROFFICER
  A subordinate officer.
• MISPROUD
  Viciously proud. Shak.
• PLACE-PROUD
  Proud of rank or office. Beau. & Fl.
• OVEROFFICE
  To domineer over by virtue of office. Shak.
• PURSE-PROUD
  Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.