inquisition 
inquisitor] Making strict inquiry; inquisi- 
torial. 
Under whose inquisitorious and tyrannical duncery no 
free and splendid wit can ever flourish. 
Milton, Church-Government, ii. 
now with heretical" literature! Inquisition of innuisitrcss (in-kwiz'i-tres), n. [< inquisitor 
Mefermlne 1 f aeZ 5S5? 'of" &% % + -] Afemale inquisitor; aninqnisitive or 
tugal, the Netherlands, and the Spanish and Portuguese 
colonies. The influence of the Inquisition diminished in 
the eighteenth century. It was suppressed in France In 
1772, in Portugal under John VI. (died 1826), and in Spain 
finally in 1834. The Congregation of the Holy Office still 
exists as a branch of the papal system, but its chief con- 
cern is 
the dead, 
quest had 
escheat on the death of one leaving no heirs. = Syn. f. cunous woman, 
Investinalion, Scrutiny, etc. See examination. Little Jesuit inquisitress&s she was, she could see things 
inquisitiont (in-kwi-zish'on), . t. [< inquisi- in a true light. Charlotte Bronte, Villette, xxvi. 
tioit, n] To subject to inquisition or inquiry ; inquisiturientt (in-kwiz-i-tu'ri-ent), a. [< L. as 
investigate. Milton. if *inquisiturien(t-)s, ppr. of *inquisiturirc, desire 
inquisitional (in-kwi-zish'on-al), a. [< inqui- to inquire, a desiderative verb, < inquirere, pp. 
sition + -al] 1. Pertaining to or character- inquisitits, inquire: see inquire] Given to in- 
ized by inquisition ; especially, marked by strict quisition, or makingstrict inquiry; inquisitorial. 
or harsh inquiry ; inquisitorial. This was the rare morsell so officiously snatcht up and 
It is thought irony, addressed to some hot bigots then so ilfavourdly imitated by our i nquiriturient Bishops. 
in power, to shew them what dismal effects that inquisi- Milton, Areopagitica, p. 13. 
tional spirit with which they were possessed would have jnraced (in-rasf), a. [< *- 2 + race& = rase.] 
'SJ 6 ' n gen i e ]2''i* t a l time when public liberty j n ner ^ game as indented, 2. 
Warburton, Ded^to'the Freethinkers, an. 1738. inracinate (in-ras'i-nat), v. t.; pret. and pp. in- 
2. Of or pertaining to the Inquisition racinated, ppr. inracinating. [ ( F. inraciner, en- 
L. as if "inqui'sitivus, ? inqulrere, pp. inquisitus, 
inquire into: see inquire ,.1 1 Addicted to , in- 
quiry orresearch; disposed to seek iniormation, 8ame an t do wilfully vio i a t e , it may be reformed 
given to prying into matters; eagerly curious. 
Whan these four hundred of the castell come to these 
sex score, Ewein white honde, that was more enqiiesitif, 
asked of whens the! were. Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), ii. 292. 
and inrailed again by that general authority whereunto 
each particular is subject. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, iv. 13. 
, v. t. An obsolete form of enrapture. 
). [L.: i,in; re, abl. of res, a thing: 
see res] In the matter of: used especially in 
Ford, Broken Heart, ii. 3. legal phraseology. 
Errors ... are incident oftentimes even to the best inredt, a. [t,lE.inred,inread; < in- 1 (intensive) 
and most inquisitive of men. + rea.l Verv red. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), II. 418. He ^ ^^ whyjt ^ 
2. Marked by inquiry; questioning; curious; And [an] inred man he was. 
hence, searching out; bringing to view. Seven Sages, 1. 60. 
That our desires of serving Christ be quick-spirited, inregistert, v. t. An obsolete form of enregister. 
active, and effective, inquisitive for opportunities. jjj rem (in rem). [L. : in, in, to; rem, ace. of res, 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), 1. 181. a thing: see res] In relation to a thing: as, 
inquisitive attention wblSfrST an action i rem : opposed to in personam. See 
Cowper, Task, iv. 52. action, 8 (0). 
A girl in a white-figured gown at work, . . . white win- in rerum natura (in re'rnm na-tu'ra). [L. : ill, 
dow-curtains about her, and the inquisitive light stream- in; rerum, gen. pi. of res, a thing ; natura, abl. 
ing around her. Mag. of Art, vil. 163. o f natura, nature.] In the nature of things ; 
=Syn. Prying, etc. (see curious), inquiring. from the very constitution of things, 
inquisitively (in-kwiz'i-tiv-li), adv. In an in- J_ JJ. ]_ J. An abbreviation of Latin lesus Naza- 
quisitiye manner; with curiosity to obtain in- r enus,KcxIudceoriim(Jes\isof Nazareth, King of 
formation; with scrutiny. the Jews): an ecclesiastical inscription in desig- 
inquisitiveness (in-kwiz'i-tiv-nes), n. The nation of Christ in the Christian church, taken 
character of being inquisitive ; the disposition f rom the writing placed by Pilate over Christ's 
to inquire, ask questions, or investigate ; cu- cross (John xix. 19). 
riosity to learn : as, the inquisith'eness of the inricht, . t. An obsolete form of enrich. 
human mind. inringt, >'. t. An obsolete form of curing. 
inquisitor (in-kwiz'i-tor), n. [=F. inquisiteur inriset, t'. . [ME. inrisen (tr. L. insurgere); < 
= Sp. Pg.inqnisidor = ll. inqiiisitore, < L. inqui- in-l + rise^] To rise up. Wyclif. 
sitor, a seeker, searcher, < inquirere, pp. in- inrisert, n. [ME. itirisere (tr. L. instirgen(t-)s); 
quisitus, inquire into: see inquire.] 1. One < inrise + -er l ] One who rises up. Wyclif. 
who inquires or investigates; particularly, one fao (in'ro), n. [Jap., < Chin, yin, a seal or 
whose official duty it is to inquire and exam- stamp, + lung, a basket. Chin. I becomes Jap. 
ine: as, the inquisitors of the Holy Office or In- r< an( } chin, -ting, -ing, -ung, and -ung usually 
become Jap. -o] A small ornamental nest of 
boxes of lacquer- ware, ivory, etc., carried by 
Japanese at the girdle, and used to hold the 
seal (hence the name), medicines, perfumes, or 
the like. The boxes fit upon one another in such a way 
as to form a single flattened cylinder with almost invisible 
lines of division, and are held together by a silk cord which 
passes through tubular holes at the sides, and to which 
is fastened the netsuke or " bob " by which the inro is sus- 
pended from the girdle. 
2f. An inquisitive or curious person. Feltham. inroad (in'rod), n. [< in 1 + road] 1. Apred- 
ince r rta'inrau^tries p'articular?yi ( n Portuga? and'srain 011 ator y. or hostile incursion; a raid by public 
inquisitor-general (in-kwiz'i-tor-jeu'e-ral), . enemies; a temporary or desultory invasion. 
The head of the court of inquisition in several ..Neither wer there any more inroto now by land as 
TCnrrmftflTl pnnntripn no Snniri thfi Npthorlnnrla they were wont to be from Corinth slde hv the wav of 
ies, as spam, tne JN etnerlanas, Megara ^ng mto their territories. 
etc. The most noted in history were Torque- Holland, tr. of Livy, p. 786. 
mada (appointed in 1483) and his successors in i p the 1st century B. c. the_great Scythian inroad e* 
quisition. 
Whereas God hath appointed them ministers of holy 
things, they make themselves inquisitors of men's per- 
sons a great deal farther than need is. 
Hooker, Eccles. Polity, v. 64. 
He dismissed the impertinent inquisitors. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 268. 
Where they looked for proof, it was in a way more be- 
coming inquisitors than judges. 
Bp. But-net, Hist Own Times, an. 1690. 
the Spanish Inquisition. 
inquisitorial (in-kwiz-i-to'ri-al), a. [= P. in- 
quisitorial = Sp. inquisitorial; as inquisitor + 
-in?.] Pertaining to inquisition; specifically, 
pertaining to the Inquisition, or resembling its croachment. 
pelled the Macedonians from Bactria. 
Isaac Taylor, The Alphabet, II. 326. 
2. Forcible entrance ; powerful or sudden in- 
flux or incursion; forcible or insidious en- 
practices; making strict or searching inquiry. 
For a while the latter [Marsh] was unobservant of the 
inquisitorial survey with which he was regarded. 
Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 138. 
The bishops themselves could and did exercise strin- 
gent inquisitorial powers. Catholic Diet. 
The luminous inferior orbs, inclosed 
From Chaos, and the inroad of Darkness old. 
Milton, P. L., iii. 421. 
A fierce banditti, . . . 
That with a black, infernal train, 
Make cruel inroads in my brain. 
Cowper, To Robert Lloyd. 
All Englishmen who valued liberty and law saw with 
uneasiness the deep inroad which the prerogative had 
inquisitorially (in-kwiz-i-to'ri-al-i), adv. In an made into the province of the legislature, 
inquisitorial manner. ilacaulay, Hist. Eng., ii. 
inquisitprioust (in-kwiz-i-to'ri-us), a. [< ML. inroad (in'rod),!). [< inroad, n] I.f trans. To 
"inquisitorius, < 1,. inquisitor, an inquisitor: see make an inroad into ; invade. 
The council of five [at Carthage] had criminal jurisdic- 
tion and inquisitorial power. J. Adams, Works, IV. 471. 
insane 
The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitain. 
Fuller. 
II. intrans. To make an inroad; encroach; 
depredate. [Bare.] 
A growing liberalization is inroading upon the old doc- 
trine of future everlasting punishment. 
Pop. Sci. Mo., XIII. 269. 
inroader (in'ro-der), n. [< inroad + -er l ] An 
invader. [Rare.] 
The Danes never acquired in this land a long and peace- 
able possession thereof, living here rather as inroders than 
inhabitants. Fuller, Worthies, xxiv. 
inrollt, inrolt, <' ' Obsolete forms of enroll. 
inrolled (in'rold), . [< tl + rolled] In bot., 
rolled in, as the apex or margin of a leaf. 
Fertile specimens [of Hijpnea musciformis] from the 
West Indies are more robust and do not so frequently 
have inrolled apices. Farlow, Marine Alga?, p. 157. 
inrollert, inrolmentt. Obsolete forms of en- 
roller, enrolment. 
inruption (in-rup'shqn), . [A 'restored 'form 
of irruption] A breakingin; irruption. [Rare.] 
The true mouth [in the development of an aurelia] then 
forms by inruption at the opposite pole. 
Encye. Brit., XII. 557. 
inrush (in'rush), H. [< il + rush, n] A rush- 
ing in; a sudden invasion or incursion; an ir- 
ruption. 
Mordecai was so possessed by the new inrush of belief 
that he had forgotten the absenceof any other condition to 
the fulfilment of his hopes. 
Oaorije Eliot, Daniel Deronda, xxxviii. 
inrusht (iu-rush'), <' [< i" 1 + rush, v] To 
rush in. 
The sea ... inrusheth upon a little region called 
Keimes. Holland, tr. of Camden, p. 654. 
in ssecula sseculorum (in sek'u-la sek-u-16'- 
rum). [L. : in, in, unto; sactila, ace. pi., scecu- 
lorum, gen. pi., otsasculum, an age: see secular] 
To ages of ages ; to all eternity : a phrase oc- 
curring in a common Latin form of doxology. 
insafetyt (in-saf 'ti), n. [< in-3 + safety] Lack 
of safety. Nannton. 
insalivate (in-sal'i-vat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. in- 
salivated, ppr. insalivating. [< in-' 2 + salivate] 
To salivate, or mix with the saliva, as food. 
Meal, If fed alone, especially to young calves, should be 
spread thinly on the bottom of troughs, so that it will be 
eaten slowly, and be insalivated. Science, IV. 576. 
insalivation (in-sal-i-va'shon), . [< in- 2 + 
salivation] In physiol., the mixing of the sa- 
liva with the food in the act of eating. 
insalubrious (in-sa-lu'bri-us), a. [< in-3 + 
salubrious] Not salubrious ; unfavorable to 
health; unwholesome: as, insalubrious air. 
I was perswaded not to venture over land by reason of 
the insalulirious season, the dog-star then raging. 
Sandys, Travailes, p. 234. 
=Syn. See healthy. 
insalubrity (in-sa-lu'bri-ti), n. [< in- s + salu- 
brity] Lack of salubrity; unhealthfulness; 
unwholesomeness. 
Where the soil was rich it was generally marshy, and its 
insalubrity repelled the cultivators whom its fertility at- 
tracted. Macaulay, Frederic the Great. 
insalutary (in-sal'u-ta-ri), a. [= OF. insalu- 
taire, < LL. insaluians, not salutary, < L. in- 
priv. + salutaris, salutary: see salutary] 1. 
Not salutary; not favorable to health or sound- 
ness; unwholesome. 
So insalutary are the conditions of the environment of 
the poor in the cities that only by fitting themselves to 
unfavorable conditions is life worth living. 
Pop. Sci. Mo., XXV. 487. 
2. Not safe; not tending to safety; productive 
of evil. 
insalveable (in-sal'va-bl), a. [< in- 3 + salvea- 
bte] That cannot be'salved or healed; irreme- 
diable. [Rare.] 
A disgrace insalveable. Middleton, Family of Love, iv. 4. 
in-samet, adv. [ME., <n 1 + same.] Together; 
in one place. 
Women that be of yuell name, 
Be ge not to-gedere in-samr. 
Boole of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i. 48. 
insanability (in-san-a-bil'i-ti), n. [= Pg. in- 
sanabilifladc ; as insanable + -ity : see -bility] 
The state of being insanable or incurable. 
insanable (in-san'a-bl), a. [= OF. insanable = 
Sp. insatiable = Pg. insanavrl = It. insanabile, < 
L. insanabUis, incurable, < in- priv. + sanabilis, 
curable : see satiable] Not sanable ; incapable 
of being cured or healed ; incurable. For the 
legal sense, see itisaniti/. 
insanableness (in-san'a-bl-ues), . Insana- 
bility. 
insanably (in-san'a-bli), utlr. So as to be in- 
curable. 
insane (in-san'), [= Sp. Pg. It. insano, < L. 
iitsaiins, unsound in mind, insane, < -priv. + 
