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1. One who takes part in a procession.

2. A manual of processions; a processional. Fuller.

3. An officer appointed to procession lands. [Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).] Burrill.

Pro*ces"sion*ing, n. A proceeding prescribed by statute for ascertaining and fixing the boundaries of land. See 2d Procession. [ Local, U. S.] Bouvier.

Pro*ces"sive (?), a. Proceeding; advancing.

Because it is language, -- ergo, processive.

Coleridge.

||Pro`cËs" ver`bal" (?). [ F.] (French Law) An authentic minute of an ||official act, or statement of facts.

Pro"chein (?), a. [F. prochain, fr. L. (assumed) proximanus, fr. proximus.] Next; nearest.

Prochein ami or amy (&?;) (Law), the next friend. See under Next.

Pro*chor"dal (?), a. [Pref. pro + chordal.] (Anat.) Situated in front of the notochord; -- applied especially to parts of the cartilaginous rudiments in the base of the skull.

Pro"chro*nism (?), n. [Gr. &?; preceding in time; &?; before + &?; time: cf. F. prochronisme.] The dating of an event before the time it happened; an antedating; -- opposed to metachronism.

Pro"chro*nize (?), v. t. To antedate. Fitzed. Hall.

{ Proc"i*dence, ||Proc*i*den"ti*a (?), }, n. [L. procidentia, fr. procidens, p. pr. of procidere to fall down forward.] (Med.) A falling down; a prolapsus. [R.] Parr.

Pro*cid"u*ous (&?;), a. [ L. prociduus.] Falling from its proper place.

Pro*cinct" (?), n. [L. procinctus, fr. procingere, procinctum, to gird up.] A state of complete readiness for action. [Obs.] "War in procinct." Milton.

Pro*claim" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proclaimed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Proclaiming.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F. proclamer. See Claim.]

1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.

To proclaim liberty to the captives.

Isa. lxi. 1.

For the apparel oft proclaims the man.

Shak.

Throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held.

Milton.

2. To outlaw by public proclamation.

I heard myself proclaimed.

Shak.

Syn. -- To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See Announce.