Month: January 2021

• transitive verbTo omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation.
• transitive verbTo strike out (something written).

comport

• intransitive verbTo conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner.
• intransitive verbTo agree, correspond, or harmonize.
• n.A perverted form in trade catalogues. etc., of compote. 2.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/1244

in re

prep. short for “in regard to” or concerning. “Re” is a further abbreviation. Often “in re” is found near the top of lawyers’ letters to identify the subject matter, as “In re Matheson v. Roth,” or “In re Estate of Ruth Bentley.” It is also used in naming legal actions in which there is only one party, the petitioning party, as in “In re Adoption of Marcus McGillicuddy.”

noun

1. the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.”negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN”Similar:patronagesponsorshipbackingprotectionshelterumbrellachargekeepingcaresupervisionguidanceguardianshiptrusteeshipsupportagencysafeguardingdefenseprotectorshipchampionshipaidassistanceguarantyauspicesward
   • (in classical art and mythology) an attribute of Zeus and Athena (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield.plural noun: aegises