AP; 
in the United States of America. . An. 465 
“ Johnson gives this word fora eudstantive, and produces an authority 
from. Ayliffe proving it tobe an adjective. The sense there is, affiealed 
against ; but it is also used for created on afpeal— the king of France is 
not the fountain of justice ; the judges neither the origina! nor-the afipel- 
fate are of his nomination.’ Burke.” ‘The word seems to be here used by 
Burke, as it is in America. The passage cited by Mason is from the Re- 
fiections on the French Revolution, where Burke is discussing the French 
__ constitution; p. 261. Duwdlin edit. Though Blackstone often uses the term 
. original jurisdiction, yet I do not recollect the word apjieliate in his Com- 
_mentaries.. “ The next Court that I shall mention is one that hath no orig- 
inal jurisdiction, but is only a court of appeal.” 3. Blackst, Com.31. “The 
house of peers haying at present no original jurisdiction over causes, but 
only, upon appeals.” p. 56. — 
ICANT, a hard student. This has heen much used at our alice. The 
_ English use the verb to apply, but the noun afifilicant does not seem to be 
in use withthem. The only dictionary in which I have found itis Entick’s, 
in which it is given under the word afplier. A writer in the Monthly dn- 
thology, (vol. vil. p. 263.) in reviewing Mr. Webster’s dictionary, takes no- 
tice of ne Se pice, that it “ isa mean word,” and then adds, that 
in the t common sore: ° Lech stu- 
= aie eet et wig! 
Pie PO 
a Bidet ent ca gees 
To ROR TE to rise in value. 
The reviewer above mentioned makes the following renee on 1 this 
word.—“ He [Mr. Webster] gives‘ appreciate v. to value, estimate, rise 
in value,’ yet this third signification, being neuter or intransitive, is not, we 
believe, found i ina single English author, and in the United States is only 
admitted into genteel company by inadvertence.” Monthly Anthol. idid. 
‘We also in the same manner use the noun affreciation ; andthe verb de- 
freciateasa neuter or intransitive wert Seung ta ofa: in value 5 3 ‘see De- 
preciate. 
To APPROBATE. This was formerly much used at our piece ingtend of 
the old =e verb effrrove. The students used to speak of having their 
s —- _ thes instructers. = tis also used 2A t this s time | by 
