Part 385

Com"mo*rance (?), n. See Commorancy.

Com"mo*ran*cy (?), n. 1. (Law) A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place; habitation.

Commorancy consists in usually lying there. Blackstone.

2. (Am. Law) Residence temporarily, or for a short time.

Com"mo*rant (?), n. [L. commorans, p. pr. of commorari to abide; com- + morari to delay.] 1. (Law) Ordinarily residing; inhabiting.

All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all persons commorant therein. Blackstone.

2. (Am. Law) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.

Com"mo*rant, n. A resident. Bp. Hacket.

Com`mo*ra"tion (?), n. [L. commoratio.] The act of staying or residing in a place. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Com*mo"ri*ent (?), a. [L. commoriens, p. pr. of commoriri.] Dying together or at the same time. [R.] Sir G. Buck.

Com*morse" (?), n. [L. commorsus, p. p. of commordere to bite sharply.] Remorse. [Obs.] "With sad commorse." Daniel.

Com*mote" (?), v. t. [See Commove.] To commove; to disturb; to stir up. [R.]

Society being more or less commoted and made uncomfortable. Hawthorne.

Com*mo"tion (?), n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See Motion.] 1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

commotion in the winds ! Shak.

2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.

When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. Luke xxi. 9.

3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement. "He could not debate anything without some commotion." Clarendon.

Syn. -- Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance; tumult; disorder; violence.

Com*move" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commoved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Commoving.] [L. commovere, commotum; com- + movere to move.] 1. To urge; to persuade; to incite. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle. [R.]

Straight the sands, Commoved around, in gathering eddies play. Thomson.

Com"mu*nal (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. communal.] Pertaining to a commune.

Com"mu*nal*ism (?), n. A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.

Com"mu*nal*ist, n. [Cf. F. communaliste.] An advocate of communalism.

Com`mu*nal*is"tic (?), a. Pertaining to communalism.

Com*mune" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Communed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Communing.] [OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Common, and cf. Communicate.] 1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.

I would commune with you of such things That want no ear but yours. Shak.