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<h1>Droit</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droit</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Direct</er>.]</ety> <def>A right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ of right.</def>

<i> Abbott.</i>

<cs><col>Droit d'aubaine</col>. <cd>See under <er>Aubaine</er>.</cd> -- <col>Droits of the Admiralty</col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>rights or perquisites of the Admiralty, arising from seizure of an enemy's ships in port on the breaking out of war, or those coming into port in ignorance of hostilities existing, or from such ships as are taken by noncommissioned captors; also, the proceeds of wrecks, and derelict property at sea. The <i>droits of admiralty<i> are now paid into the Exchequer for the public benefit.</cd></cs>

<h1>Droitural</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droi"tu*ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>relating to the mere right of property, as distinguished from the right of possession; <as>as, <ex>droitural</ex> actions</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Droitzschka</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droitzsch"ka</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Drosky</er>.</def>

<h1>Droll</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droll</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Droller</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Drollest</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>dr\'93le</ets>; cf. G. & D. <ets>drollig</ets>, LG. <ets>drullig</ets>, D. <ets>drol</ets> a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. <ets>troll</ets> a magical appearance, demon, <ets>trolla</ets> to use magic arts, enchant, Dan. <ets>trold</ets> elf, imp, Icel. <ets>tr\'94ll</ets> giant, magician, evil spirit, monster. If this is the origin, cf. <er>Trull</er>.]</ety> <def>Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Comic; comical; farcical; diverting; humorous; ridiculous; queer; odd; waggish; facetious; merry; laughable; ludicrous. -- <er>Droll</er>, <er>Laughable</er>, <er>Comical</er>. <i>Laughable</i> is the generic term, denoting anything exciting laughter or worthy of laughter; <i>comical</i> denotes something of the kind exhibited in <i>comedies</i>, something humorous of the kind exhibited in <i>comedies</i>, something, as it were, dramatically <i>humorous</i>; <i>droll</i> stands lower on the scale, having reference to persons or things which excite laughter by their buffoonery or oddity. A <i>laughable</i> incident; a <i>comical</i> adventure; a <i>droll</i> story.</syn>

<h1>Droll</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droll</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.</def>

<i>Prior.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.</def>

<h1>Droll</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droll</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Drolled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Drolling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To jest; to play the buffoon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Droll</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droll</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.</def>

<blockquote>Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may yet be laughed or <b>drolled</b> into them. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>This <b>drolling</b> everything is rather fatiguing. <i> W. D. Howells.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Droller</h1> <Xpage=456>

<hw>Droll"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A jester; a droll.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Glanvill.</i>