In a 
mi- 
arrhizous 
by any part of their surface, and derive their 
nourishment from them ; also to mosses and 
HciMtictc which are destitute of rhizoids. Also 
ni-lii'dl, arltizous. 
Arrhynchia (a-ring'ki-R), . pi. [NL., neut. pi. 
of arrhyncMttf, < (jr. a- priv. + pfyjofi snout.] 
A group of the lowest proctuchous Turbellaria, 
having no frontal proboscis, but provided with 
an anus, and presenting distinct sexes. Also 
spelled Arhynchia. 
arrhythmia (a-rith'ini-ii), n. [NL., < Gr. ap- 
/>iiti/iia, want of rhythm, < dpptifywx;, without 
rhythm: see arrhythmous.] In pathol., irregu- 
larity. Also spelled nrhytlimia Arrhythmia 
cordls, irregularity of pulse. 
arrhythmic (a-rith'mik), . [As arrltytltmoiiit 
+ -ic: see - 18 and rhythmic.] Not rhythmic; 
wanting rhythm or regularity: used specifical- 
ly, in pathol., of the pulse. Also spelled arlu/th- 
;/<. X. E. D. 
arrhythmical (a-rith'mi-kal), a. Same as ar- 
rln/tlimie. Also spelled arhythmical. 
arrhythmically (a-rith'mi-kal-i), adv. '. 
style without rhythm. Also spelled arliytlt 
cally. 
arrhythmous (a-rith'mus), a. [< Gr. &ppu>uo(, 
without rhythm, out of time, < a- priv. + pvd/ioc,, 
rhythm.] Same as arrhythmic. Also spelled 
nrlii/thnioiis. 
arrhythmy (a-rith'mi), . [< NL. arrhythmia, 
q. v.J Want of rhythm. Also spelled arhythmy. 
[Rare.] 
arriage (ar'aj), . [Sc. ; a contr. of average^, 
q. v.J In Scots law, an indefinite service per- 
formed by horses, formerly required from ten- 
ants, but now abolished. Used chiefly in the 
phrase carriage and arriage. 
It [the monastery] is said to have possessed nearly two 
thousand pounds in yearly money-rent, . . . capons and 
poultry, butter, salt, carriage and arriage, peats and kain, 
wool and ale. Scott, Monastery, Int. 
arridet (a-rid'), v. t. ; pret. and pp. arrided, ppr. 
arriding. [< L. arridere, please, be favorable 
to, smile at or upon, < ad, to, + ridere, laugh : 
see ridicule.'] To please; gratify. 
Fast. 'Fore heavens, hishumour arrides me exceedingly. 
Car. Arrides you ! 
Fast. Ay, pleases me. 
B. Jonson, Every Man out of his Humour, ii. 1. 
The flattering sycophant is the fawning spaniel, that 
hath only learned to fetch and carry, to spring the covey 
of his master's lusts, and to arridc and deride him. 
Ren. T. Adams, Works, III. 119. 
Above all thy rarities, old Oxenford, what do most ar- 
ride and solace me are thy repositories of mouldering 
learning. Lamb, Oxford in Vacation. 
arridentt (a-ri'dent), a. [< L. arriden(t-)s, ppr. 
of arridere: see arride.] Pleasing; gratify- 
ing. 
arriere (a-rer'; F. pron. ar-iar'), n. [F., < OF. 
ariere, arerc, > ME. arere, mod. E. arrear^. Ar- 
riere is thus the mod. F. form of arrear^, re- 
stored in E. from the earlier form, or adopted 
afresh, in special phrases: see arrear^ and 
rearZ.] Arrear or rear. [Now rarely used except in 
composition, as in arriere-bras, -fee, -Jief, -pensee, etc. (See 
these words, below.) In arriere-ban, as shown, it is his- 
torically a different word.] 
An inferr'd arrtere of such storms, such wrecks. 
W. Whitman, in Academy, Nov. 18, 1882. (N. E. D.) 
Volant en arriere, in her., said of a bird represented as 
flying upward and away from the spectator. 
arriere-ban (a-rer'ban; F. pron. ar-iar-boii' ), 
. [Early mod. E. also nrrier-, arrear-, arere- 
bau (also arrear-, rere-band, arrier-van, simu- 
lating band? and ran 2 ), < F. arriere-ban, OF. 
ariere-ban, a corruption (due to a supposed 
connection with ariere, mod. arriere, rear, be- 
hind) of OF. *ariban, "heriban, < ML. hart-, 
heri-, ari-, are-, arri-, herebannum, etc., < OHG. 
*hariban, "heriban (MHG. herban, G. heerbann), 
the summoning of an army, < hari, heri (MHG. 
her, G. heer = AS. here), army, + ban, a public 
call, order, decree: see har-, harry, and banl.] 
1. In the early feudal state, the summons of the 
sovereign to all freemen, calling them to the 
field with their vassals, equipment, and three 
months' provisions. Neglect to obey the sum- 
mons brought fines or even loss of the fief. 
Hence 2. The military force thus liable to 
be called out. Formerly written arierban. [The 
misunderstanding of the first element (see etymology) led 
to the use of ban et arriire-ban, English ban (or van) and 
arrier-ban (or -van), with an artificial distinction, the ban 
being supposed to refer to the immediate feudatories of 
the sovereign and the arriere-ban to the vassals of the 
latter, or the holders of arriere-fiefe.] 
arriere-bras (ar-iar'bra'), n. Same as rerebrace. 
arriere-fee (a-rer'fe), n. A fee or fief de- 
pendent on a superior fee, or a fee held of a 
feudatory. 
320 
arriere-fief (a-rer'fef), . Same as arrie-ru-J'rv. 
arriere-pensee (ar-iar"pon-sa'), n. [F., < ar- 
riere. rear, behind, + penaee, thought : see pen- 
sirc.] A thought kept back or dissembled; a 
mental reservation. 
arriere-vassal (a-rer' vassal), . An under-vas- 
sal ; the vassal of a vassal. 
arriere-VOUSSure (ar-iar"vo-sur'), n. A rear 
vault; an arch or a vault placed within the 
opening of a win- 
dow or door, and 
differing from it 
in form, to in- 
crease the size 
of the aperture 
internally, to re- 
ceive a charge 
from above, or 
to form an ar- 
chitectural junc- 
tion between in- 
terior and exte- 
rior forms. 
arriero (ar-e-a'- 
ro), n. [Sp. (= 
Pg. arrieiro), a 
muleteer, < arre 
(> Pr. arri = It. arri), OSp. farre, a cry used 
to mules and horses; prob. of Ar. origin.] A 
muleteer. 
arris (ar'is), n. [Also written aris, formerly 
arriss, E. dial. (North.) arridge, the edge of 
anything that is liable to hurt (Halliwell); < 
OF. arextc ; (F. arete),<. L. arista, an ear or beard 
of grain, in ML. also a bone of a fish, exterior 
angle of a house: see arista and arrest 2 .] 1. 
A sharp edge, as of a squared stone or piece of 
wood. Specifically 2. In arch., the line, edge, 
or hip in which the two straight or curved sur- 
faces of a body, forming an exterior angle, 
meet ; especially, the sharp ridge between two 
adjoining channels of a Doric column. 
arris-fillet (ar'is-fiFet), n. A triangular piece 
of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against 
the shaft of a chimney or a wall, to throw off 
the rain more effectually. Also called tilting- 
fillet. 
arris-gutter (ar'is-gut"er), n. A wooden gut- 
ter of the form of the letter V, fixed to the eaves 
of a building. Gwilt. 
arrish, arish (ar'ish), n. [E. dial., = ersh, dial, 
form of eddish, q. v.] A corn- or wheat-field 
which has been harvested ; stubble ; eddish. 
[Devonshire, Eng.] 
arrisiont (a-rizh'on), n. [< L. arrisio(n-), < ar- 
risus, pp. of arridere, smile upon: see arride.] 
The act of smiling upon or at. Blount. 
arris-piece (ar'is-pes), . In ship-carp., one of 
the portions of a built mast beneath the hoops. 
arris-rail (ar'is-ral), . In carp., a rail of tri- 
angular section, generally formed by slitting 
diagonally a strip of square section. The 
broadest surface forms the base. 
arriswise (ar'is-wiz), adv. [< arris + -wise.] 
. , 1. Diagonally: said of an ar- 
rangement of tiles or slates so 
that one angle points downward. 
2. In her., with one angle pro- 
jecting toward the spectator: 
said of any bearing of a rectan- 
gular form so placed that one 
corner is in front, and the top 
and two of the sides are shown. 
Erroneously written arraswise. 
arrivaget (a-ri'vaj), H. [ME. arryvage, aryvage, 
< OF. arivage, mod. F. arrivage = Sp. arribaje, < 
ML. arribaticum, arripattcum,<. 'arripare (> OF. 
ariver), come to shore, arrive: see arrive and 
-age.] 1. Landing; arrival. Chaucer. 2. That 
which happens or befalls one ; lot or fate. 
arrival (a-ri'val), . [< ME. aryvaile, arrivaile, 
< AF. arrivaitte = Pr. arribalh, arribailh, arri- 
val: see arrive and -al.] 1. The act of arriving, 
as in coming to land or to the end of a journey ; 
a reaching or coming to a destination, or some 
definite place. 
Fro thenne he goth toward Itaile 
By ship, and there his arrivaile 
Hath take, and shope him for to ride. 
Gower, Conf. Amant., ii. 4. 
2. The person or thing which arrives : as, a 
long list of arrivals. 
To-day the Lady Psyche will harangue 
The fresh arrivals. Tennyson, Princess, ii. 
3. The reaching or attainment of any object 
or state by effort, or in natural course: as, 
arrival at a just conclusion. 
An Altar Arris- 
wise. 
arrogance 
arrivancet (a-ri'vans), M. [< arrive + -ancc.] 
1. The act or fact of arriving; arrival. 
Its [an animal'!)] sudden arrimnce into growth and 
maturitie. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iii. 1). 
2. Persons who arrive ; arrivals collectively. 
l-'or every minute is expectancy 
Of more arrivance [arricancie in early eds.]. 
Shalt, (ed. Leopold), Othello, ii. 1. 
arrive (a-riv'), v. ; pret. and pp. arrived, ppr. 
arriving. [< ME. ariven, arycett, < OF. ariver, 
arriver, F. arrieer = Pr. aribar, aricar = Sp. Pg. 
arribar = It. arricare, arrive, arripare, come to 
shore, < ML. "arribare, 'arripare, reach, come 
to shore, earlier adripare, bring to shore, < L. 
ad, to, + ripa, shore, bank.] I.t trails. 1. To 
bring (a ship or its passengers) to shore ; land. 
Some points of wind . . . may as soon Overturn as Ar- 
rive the ship. 
W. Brough, Sacr. Princ. (1659), p. 486. (N. E. D.) 
When Fortune . . . had arrived me in the most joyful 
port. G. Cavendish. 
2. To reach. 
Ere he arrive the happy isle. Milton, P. L., ii. 409. 
3. To come to ; happen to. 
Lest a worse woe arrive him. Milton, Civil Power. 
II. intrans. 1. To come to or reach a cer- 
tain point in the course of travel: with at: as, 
we arrived at Havre-de-Grace. 
When of Collatium this false lord arrived, 
Well was he welcomed by the Roman dame. 
Shak., Lucrece, 1. 60. 
2. To reach a point or stage by progressive 
advance ; attain to a certain result or state : 
with at, formerly sometimes with to: as, to ar- 
rive at an unusual degree of excellence ; to ar- 
rive at a conclusion. 
The Greek language was arrived to its full perfection. 
J>ryden, Pref. to Troilus and C'ressida. 
They arrive at a theory from looking at some of the 
phenomena ; and the remaining phenomena they strain or 
curtail to suit the theory. Macaulay, On History. 
3. To happen or occur : with to. 
Happy ! to whom this glorious death arrives. Waller. 
The lot of humanity is on these children. Danger, sor- 
row, and pain arrive to them, as to all. 
Emerson, Essays, 1st ser., p. 168. 
arrivet (ft-riv'), . [< arrive, v.] Arrival. 
How should I joy of thy arrive to hear ! 
Drayton, Brandon to Mary. 
Wonder at the safe arrive 
Of this small vessel, which all weathers drive. 
Middleton, Triumphs of Truth. 
arroba (a-ro'ba), . [Formerly also aroba, 
arobe, arob, < i3p. Pg. arroba, < Ar. ar-rob', < al, 
the, T rob', fourth part (of a hundred-weight), 
a quarter, < arba'a, four.] 1. A Spanish and 
Portuguese unit of weight. The following table 
shows the number of avoirdupois and local pounds it con* 
tains and its equivalent in kilograms : 
PlaMS - Pond's. Pounds. KU <- 
Saragossa 86 27.395 12.424 
Lisbon, Eio de Janeiro 32 32.387 14.688 
Barcelona 26 22.989 10.426 
Valencia 36 28.277 12.824 
Paraguay 26 27.415 12.433 
Castile, Buenos Ayrea, ) . , , ,, . 
Chili, Mexico, etc. f " 28 
Alicante 24 and 36 28.259 12.818 
There was also formerly in use in Valencia a small arroba 
of 10.687 kilograms. 
2. A measure for wine, spirits, and oil in Span- 
ish countries, arising from the Moorish prac- 
tice of weighing those liquids; the cantara. 
There are two measures of this name. The commoner, the 
arroba mayor, contains in liters : in Castile, Cadiz, 16.137 ; 
in Bolivia, 16.073 ; in Malaga, 15.85 ; in Havana, 15.44 ; in 
Alicante, 11.550; in Valencia, 11.482. The arroba menor, 
in Madrid, is equivalent to 27.25 pounds of water or 12.564 
liters ; it was divided into 25 libras. Wine was sold by a 
weight of 32 pounds to the arroba. 
arrodet (a-rod'), v. t. [< L. arrodere, gnaw at, 
< ad, to, at, + rodere, gnaw: see rodent, and cf. 
corrode, erode.] To gnaw or nibble at. Saili'ij. 
arrogance (ar'o-gans), . [< ME. arrogance, 
arrogaunce, < Of. arrogance, < L. arrogantia, < 
arrogan(t-)s, ppr. of arrogare : see arrogate.] 
The condition or quality of being arrogant ; a 
manifest feeling of personal superiority in 
rank, power, dignity, or estimation ; the exalt- 
ing of one's own worth or importance to an 
undue degree ; pride with contempt of others ; 
presumption. 
Pride hath no other glass 
To show itself, but pride ; for supple knees 
Feed arrogance, and are the proud man's fees. 
Shak., T. and C., iii. 3. 
= Syn. Pride, Arrogance, Prextnii/itimi, Assumption, 
JjTatlfT&CfoM*, Disdain, Loftiness, Superciliousness, Inso- 
Irnce, lordliness, self-importance, imperiousness, swagger. 
(See pride.) Pride and disdain are the only words in the 
list that may have a good meaning when applied to per- 
