GLOSSARY, 345 
Derivation, sb. Originally, the turning of a stream into another channel: 
p. 36, 1. 12, See note. 
Derived, p.~. Drawn off, as in channels: p. 259, Il. 9, 17. 
Descry, v.t, To observe, discern: p. 71,1. 33; p. 115, 1. 29. 
‘Moreover, to desery 
The strength o’ the enemy.’ Shakespeare, Lear, iv. 5. 13. 
Designation, sb. Appointment: p. 78, ll. 1, 3; p. 83, 1.12; p. 84,1. 4. 
Designment, sb. Design: p. 16,1. 1. 
‘Served his designments 
In mine own person.’ Shakespeare, Coriolanus, v. 6.35. _ 
Desolate, v.¢. To render desolate: p. 231, 1.8. ‘Desoler. To desolate; 
make lonelie, solitary, deavelie, or desart; to deuast, waste extreamely, 
tuine vtterly.’ Cotgrave, Fr. Dict. é 
Despite, sb. Spite: p. 61, 1. 27. 
‘Full of despite, bloody as the hunter.’ 
Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, iii. 4. 243. 
Destituted, ~.p. Left destitute, abandoned: p. 129, 1. 31. Bacon uses 
‘ destitute’ as a verb in Essay xxxiii. p. 143: ‘It is the sinfullest thing in 
the world, to forsake or destitute a plantation, once in forwardnesse.’ 
- Determinate, adj. Definite: p. 209, 1. 25. 
Determination, sb. The solution or decision of a question: p. 173, 1. 7. 
It is now used rather in the sense of ‘resolution’ which itself once was 
equivalent to ‘solution.’ 
Devote, adj. Devoted: p. 42, 1. 8. 
Dexteriously, adv, Dexterously: p. 214, 1. 32. This is the form of the 
word in the editions of 1605, 1629, 1633, and in Shakespeare, Twelfth 
Night, i. 5. 66: * Dexteriously, good madonna,’ In p. 240,1. 15, the word 
is spelt as usual. 
Diascordium, sb. P. 140,1. 32. See note. 
Dictature, sb. Office of dictator, dictatorship: p. 65, 1. 33. 
Difference, sb, A distinguishing mark, a badge: p. 4,1. 14; p. 47,1. 4. 
In heraldry a difference is ‘a figure added to a coat of arms to distinguish 
the persons or families who bear the same arms, and to indicate their 
nearness to the original bearer.’ (Webster, Dict.) Hence, in Shakespeare, 
Hamil. iv. 5. 183; ‘O you must wear your rue with a difference’; and, 
Much Ado, i. 1, 69; ‘Let him bear it for a difference between himself 
and his horse. 
Differing, adj. Different: p. 10, 1. 25; p. 28, 1. 33, &c. 
Difficile, adj. Difficult: p. 217, 1. 10. ‘ Difficile: com. Difficile, difficult ; 
hard, vneasie, troublesome, intricate, painefull, almost impossible.’ Cot- 
grave, Fr. Dict. 
Digested, ~.p. Arranged: p. 154, 1. 28. ‘We have cause to be glad 
that matters are so well digested.’ Shakespeare, Ant. and Cl. ii. 2. 179. 
Digladiation, sb. Literally, a combat with swords; hence, a quarrel or 
controversy: p. 33, 1. 20. 
Dilatation, sb. Dilation, expanded description: p. 117, 1. 32. 
Dilute, adj. Diluted; and so, feeble: p. 260, 1. 16. 
Disable, v.¢. Literally, to disqualify; then, to pronounce disqualified, to 
disparage: p. 13, l. 7; p. 153, 1. 32; p. 176, 1. 32. Comp. Shakespeare, 
As You Like It, v. 4. 80; ‘He disabled my judgement.’ 
