Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 51
Resound (v. i.) To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
Resound (v. i.) To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . . . resounds back to them again." -- South.
Resound (v. i.) To be mentioned much and loudly. -- Milton.
Resound (v. i.) To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise.
Resound (v. t.) 使回響；使回蕩；響亮地發出聲音；大聲講；傳揚；傳誦；盛讚 To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate.
Albion's cliffs resound the rur??ay. -- Pope.
Resound (v. t.) To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound. -- Pope.
Syn: To echo; reecho; reverberate; sound.
Resound (n.) Return of sound; echo. -- Beaumont.
Resound (v.) Ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: resound, echo, ring, reverberate].
Resound (v.) Emit a noise [syn: make noise, resound, noise].
Resounding (a.) 響亮的；轟動的；馳名的 Characterized by resonance; "a resonant voice"; "hear the rolling thunder" [syn: resonant, resonating, resounding, reverberating, reverberative].
Resource (n.) 資源；物力，財力 [P]；辦法，對策 [C] That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.
Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource. -- Dryden.
Resource (n.) pl. Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind.
Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater resources. -- Macaulay.
Syn: Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.
Resource (n.) Available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed.
Resource (n.) A source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource".
Resource (n.) The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource" [syn: resource, resourcefulness, imagination].
Resourceful (a.) 資源豐富的；富於機智的；有策略的 Full of resources.
Resourceful (a.) Having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town."
Resourceless (a.) 無機智的；無財源的 Destitute of resources. -- Burke. -- Re*source"less*ness, n. -- R. Browning.
Resourceless (a.) Lacking or deficient in natural resources.
Resow (v. t.) To sow again. -- Bacon.
Resown (v.) To resound. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Respeak (v. t.) To speak or utter again.
Respeak (v. t.) To answer; to echo. [Obs. or Poetic] -- Shak.
Respected (imp. & p. p.) of Respect.
Respecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Respect.
Respect (v. t.) 尊敬，敬重 [（+for/ as）]；尊重，重視；遵守；顧及；關於，涉及 To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.
Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood. -- Shak.
In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs. -- Bacon.
Respect (v. t.) To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. "I do respect thee as my soul." -- Shak.
Respect (v. t.) To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.]
Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so respect the truth. -- Sir T. Browne.
Respect (v. t.) To regard; to
consider; to deem. [Obs.]
To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, And as his own respected him to
death. -- B. Jonson.
Respect (v. t.) To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce.
As respects, As regards; with regard to; as to. -- Macaulay.
To respect the person or To respect the persons, To favor a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. "Ye shall not respect persons in judgment." -- Deut. i. 17.
Syn: To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.
Respect (n.) 敬重，尊敬 [U] [（+for）]；敬意，問候 [P] [（+to）]；尊重，注重，重視 [U] [（+for/ to）]；關係；方面，著眼點 [C] [U] The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution.
But he it well did ward with wise respect. -- Spenser.
Respect (n.) Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.
Seen without awe, and served without respect. -- Prior.
The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little respect. -- R. Nelson.
Respect (n.) pl. An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one's respects to another.
Respect (n.) Reputation; repute. [Obs.]
Many of the best respect in Rome. -- Shak.
Respect (n.) Relation; reference; regard.
They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with respect to the various benefits men received from him, had several titles. -- Tillotson.
Respect (n.) Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this respect; in any respect; in all respects.
Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be acknowledged in many respects. -- Tillotson.
In one respect I'll be thy assistant. -- Shak.
Respect (n.) Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] "Whatever secret respects were likely to move them." -- Hooker.
To the publik good Private respects must yield. -- Milton.
In respect, In comparison. [Obs.] -- Shak.
In respect of. (a) In comparison with. [Obs.] -- Shak.
In respect of. (b) As to; in regard to. [Archaic] "Monsters in respect of their bodies." -- Bp. Wilkins. "In respect of these matters." -- Jowett. (Thucyd.)
In respect to, or With respect to, In relation to; with regard to; as respects. -- Tillotson.
To have respect of persons, To regard persons with partiality or undue bias, especially on account of friendship, power, wealth, etc. "It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment." -- Prov. xxiv. 23.
Syn: Deference; attention; regard; consideration; estimation. See Deference.
Respect (n.) (Usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect" [syn: respect, regard].
Respect (n.) The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect] [ant: disesteem].
Respect (n.) An attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant: disrespect].
Respect (n.) A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" [syn: deference, respect].
Respect (n.) Behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes" [syn: obedience, respect].
Respect (n.) A feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: regard, respect].
Respect (n.) Courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" [syn: deference, respect, respectfulness].
Respect (v.) Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" [syn: respect, esteem, value, prize, prise] [ant: disesteem, disrespect].
Respect (v.) Show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe] [ant: disrespect].
Respectability (n.) 可尊敬；體面；（總稱）受尊敬者；體面人士 The state or quality of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands respect.
Respectability (n.) Honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation [syn: respectability, reputability] [ant: disreputability, disreputableness, unrespectability].
Respectability (n.) The offspring of a _liaison_ between a bald head and a bank account.
Respectable (a.) 值得尊敬的；名聲好的；體面的 Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen. "The respectable quarter of Sicca." -- J. H. Newman.
No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, without being truly respectable. -- Madison.
Respectable (a.) Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience. --{Re*spect"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*spect"a*bly, adv.
Respectable (a.) Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman" [ant: unrespectable].
Respectable (a.) Deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, good, honorable, respectable].
Respectable (a.) Large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy].
Respectableness (n.) [U] 可尊敬；體面；（總稱）受尊敬者；體面人士 Respectability.
Respectably (adv.) To a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age" [syn: respectably, creditably].
Respectably (adv.) In a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married."
Respectant (a.) (Her.) 直立對視的；向後看的 Placed so as to face one another; -- said of animals.
Respected (a.) 受尊敬的，受敬重的；respect 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Receiving deferential regard; "a respected family" [syn: respected, well-thought-of].
Respected (a.) (B2) 備受尊敬的；很受器重的；被看重的 Admired by many people for your qualities or achievements.
// A highly respected figure/ politician/ doctor.
// The country's most respected daily newspaper.
// He is very well respected in the business world.
Respecter (n.) One who respects.
A respecter of persons, One who regards or judges with partiality.
Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. -- Acts x. 34.
Respecter (n.) A person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y".
Respectful (a.) Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment.
With humble joy and with respectful fear. -- Prior. -- Re*spect"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*spect"ful*ness, n.
Respectful (a.) Full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance" [ant: disrespectful].
Respectful (a.) Feeling or manifesting veneration [syn: respectful, reverential, venerating].
Respecting (prep.) With regard or relation to; regarding; concerning; as, respecting his conduct there is but one opinion.
Respection (n.) The act of respecting; respect; regard. [Obs.]
Without difference or respection of persons. -- Tyndale.
Respective (a.) Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate. [Obs.]
If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this charge. -- A?p. Sandys.
Respective (a.) Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society.
Respective (a.) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode.
Respective (a.) Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Respective (a.) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.]
With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. -- Chapman.
With thy equals familiar, yet respective. -- Lord Burleigh.
Respective (a.) Considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: respective(a), several(a), various(a)].
Respectively (adv.) As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each refers to each in order; as, let each man respectively perform his duty.
The impressions from the objects or the senses do mingle respectively every one with its kind. -- Bacon.
Respectively (adv.) Relatively; not absolutely. [Obs.] -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Respectively (adv.) Partially; with respect to private views. [Obs.]
Respectively (adv.) With respect; regardfully. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Respectively (adv.) In the order given; "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively" [syn: respectively, severally].
Respectless (a.) Having no respect; without regard; regardless.
Rather than again Endure, respectless, their so moving c?ies. -- Chapman. -- Re*spect"less*ness, n. [R.] -- Shelton.
Respectuous (a.) Respectful; as, a respectuous silence. [Obs.] -- Boyle.
Respectuous (a.) Respectable. [Obs.] -- Knolles.
Respell (v. t.) To spell again.
Resperse (v. t.) To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] -- Jer. Taylor.
Respersion (n.) The act of sprinkling or scattering. [Obs.]
Respirability (n.) The quality or state of being respirable; respirableness.
Respirable (a.) Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. -- Re*spir"a*ble*ness, n.
Respiration (n.) 呼吸 [U]；一次呼吸 [C] ；【生】呼吸（作用） The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.
Respiration (n.) Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.]
Till the day Appear of respiration to the just And vengeance to the wicked. -- Milton.
Respiration (n.) Interval; intermission. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Respiration (n.) (Physiol.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.
Note: Respiration in the higher animals is divided into: ({a}) Internal respiration, or the interchange of oxygen and carbonic acid between the cells of the body and the bathing them, which in one sense is a process of nutrition. ({b}) External respiration, or the gaseous interchange taking place in the special respiratory organs, the lungs. This constitutes respiration proper. -- Gamgee.
In the respiration of plants oxygen is likewise absorbed and carbonic acid exhaled, but in the light this process is obscured by another process which goes on with more vigor, in which the plant inhales and absorbs carbonic acid and exhales free oxygen.
Respiration (n.) The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs [syn: {respiration}, {internal respiration}, {cellular respiration}].
Respiration (n.) A single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute".
Respiration (n.) The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [syn: {breathing}, {external respiration}, {respiration}, {ventilation}].
Respiration (n.), Med. jur. Breathing, which consists of the drawing into, inhaling, or more technically, inspiring, atmospheric air into the lungs, and then: forcing out, expelling, or technically expiring, from the lungs the air therein. Chit. Med. Jur. 92 and 416, note n.
Respirational (a.) Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirational difficulties.
Respirative (a.) Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirative organs.
Respirator (n.) 【醫】人工呼吸機；口罩 A divice of gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or smoke. Being warmed by the breath, it tempers cold air passing through it, and may also be used for the inhalation of medicated vapors.
Respirator (n.) A breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration [syn: respirator, inhalator].
Respirator (n.) A protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases [syn: gasmask, respirator, gas helmet].
Respirator (n.) An apparatus fitted over the nose and mouth of an inhabitant of London, whereby to filter the visible universe in its passage to the lungs.
Respiratory (a.) (Physiol.) 呼吸的 Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as, the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory function; respiratory changes.
Respiratory foods. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under Food, n., 1.
Respiratory tree (Zool.), The branched internal gill of certain holothurians.
Respiratory (a.) Pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance."
Respired (imp. & p. p.) of Respire.
Respiring (p. pr. & vvb. n.) of Respire.
Respire (v. i.) 呼吸 To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. -- Spenser.
Here leave me to respire. -- Milton.
From the mountains where I now respire. -- Byron.
Respire (v. i.) (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.
Respire (v. t.) To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.
A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while. -- Byron.
Respire (v. t.) To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] -- B. Jonson.
Respire (v.) Breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety.
Respire (v.) Undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide.
Respire (v.) Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" [syn: breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire].
Respite (n.) [U] 暫緩；（死刑的）緩期執行；（義務的）暫緩履行；暫時的休息（或喘息）；（痛苦的）緩解，暫止 A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
I crave but four day's respite. -- Shak.
Respite (n.) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. "Without more respite." -- Chaucer.
Some pause and respite only I require. -- Denham.
Respite (n.) (Law) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
Respite (n.) (Law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
Syn: Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; postponement; stay; reprieve.
Respited (imp. & p. p.) of Respite.
Respiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Respite.
Respite (v. t.) 緩期執行（死刑等）；暫緩履行（義務等）；使暫息；使（痛苦等）緩解 To give or grant a respite to. Specifically:
Respite (v. t.) To delay or postpone; to put off.
Respite (v. t.) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
Forty days longer we do respite you. -- Shak.
Respite (v. t.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. "To respite his day labor with repast." -- Milton.
Respite (n.) A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort [syn: reprieve, respite].
Respite (n.) A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: respite, recess, break, time out].
Respite (n.) An interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement].
Respite (n.) A pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: respite, rest, relief, rest period].
Respite (n.) The act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment [syn: reprieve, respite].
Respite (v.) Postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution [syn: reprieve, respite].
Respite () contracts, civil law. An act by which a debtor who is unable to satisfy his debts at the moment, transacts (i. e. compromises) with his creditors, and obtains from them time or delay for the payment of the sums which he owes to them. Louis. Code, 3051.
Respite () The respite is either voluntary or forced; it is voluntary when all the creditors consent to the proposal, which the debtor makes to pay in a limited time the whole or a part of his debt; it is forced when a part of the creditors refuse to accept the debtor's proposal, and when the latter is obliged to compel them by judicial authority, to consent to what the
others have determined in the cases directed by law. Id. 3052; Poth. Proced. Civ. 5eme partie, ch. 3.
Respite () In Pennsylvania, there is a provision in the insolvent act of June 16, 1836, s. 41, somewhat similar to involuntary respite. It is enacted, that whenever a majority in number and value of the creditors of any insolvent, as aforesaid, residing within the United States, or having a known attorney therein, shall consent in writing thereto, it shall be lawful for the court by whom such insolvent shall have been discharged, upon the application of such debtor, and notice given thereof, in the manner hereinbefore provided for giving notice of his original petition, to make an order that the estate and effects which such insolvent may afterwards acquire, shall be exempted for the term of seven years thereafter from execution, for any debt contracted, or cause of action existing previously to such discharge, and if after such order and consent, any execution shall be issued for such debt or cause of action, it shall be the duty, of any judge of the court from which such execution issued, to set aside the same with costs.
Respite () Respite also signifies a delay, forbearance or continuation of time.
Respite () crim. law. A suspension of a sentence, which is to be executed at a future time. It differs from a pardon, which is in abolition of the crime. See Abolition; Pardon.
Respite (n.) A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable the Executive to determine whether the murder may not have been done by the prosecuting attorney.
Any break in the continuity of a disagreeable expectation.
Altgeld upon his incandescent bed Lay, an attendant demon at his head.
"O cruel cook, pray grant me some relief -- Some respite from the roast, however brief."
"Remember how on earth I pardoned all Your friends in Illinois when held in thrall."
"Unhappy soul! for that alone you squirm O'er fire unquenched, a never-dying worm.
"Yet, for I pity your uneasy state, Your doom I'll mollify and pains abate.
"Naught, for a season, shall your comfort mar, Not even the memory of who you are."
Throughout eternal space dread silence fell; Heaven trembled as Compassion entered Hell.
"As long, sweet demon, let my respite be As, governing down here, I'd respite thee."
"As long, poor soul, as any of the pack You thrust from jail consumed in getting back."
A genial chill affected Altgeld's hide While they were turning him on t'other side. Joel Spate Woop
Respiteless (a.) Without respite. -- Baxter. Resplendence
Resplendence (n.) Alt. of Resplendency.
Resplendency (n.) The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor.
Son! thou in whom my glory I behold In full resplendence, heir of all my might. -- Milton.
The resplendency of his own almighty goodness. -- Dr. J. Scott.
Resplendence (n.) Brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn: glory, resplendence, resplendency].
Resplendent (a.) Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. -- Re*splen"dent*ly, adv.
With royal arras and resplendent gold. -- Spenser.
Resplendent (a.) Having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous].
Resplendent (a.) Like a simple American citizen beduking himself in his lodge, or affirming his consequence in the Scheme of Things as an elemental unit of a parade.
The Knights of Dominion were so resplendent in their velvet- and-gold that their masters would hardly have known them. "Chronicles of the Classes".
Resplendent (a.) (Literary) 輝煌的；燦爛的；華麗的 Having a very bright or beautiful appearance.
// The queen's resplendent purple robes.
// I saw Anna at the other end of the room, resplendent in a red cocktail dress.
Resplendishant (a.) Resplendent; brilliant. [R. & Obs.] -- Fabyan.
Resplendishing (a.) Resplendent. [Obs.]
Resplit (v. t. & i.) To split again.
Responded (imp. & p. p.) of Respond.
Responding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Respond.
Respond (v. i.) 作答，回答 [（+to）]；作出反應；響應 [（+to/ by/ with）] To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.
Respond (v. i.) To show some effect in return to a force; to act in response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.
A new affliction strings a new cord in the heart, which responds to some new note of complaint within the wide scale of human woe. -- Buckminster.
To every theme responds thy various lay. -- Broome.
Respond (v. i.) To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the defendant is held to respond in damages. [U.S.]
Syn: To answer; reply; rejoin. See Reply.
Respond (v. t.) 以……回答 [+that] To answer; to reply.
Respond (v. t.) To suit or accord with; to correspond to. [R.]
For his great deeds respond his speeches great. -- Fairfax.
Respond (n.) An answer; a response. [R.]
Respond (n.) (Eccl.) A short anthem sung at intervals during the reading of a chapter.
Respond (n.) (Arch.) A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch. -- Oxf. Gloss. Respondence
Respond (v.) Show a response or a reaction to something [syn: react, respond].
Respond (v.) React verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: answer, reply, respond].
Respond (v.) Respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy".
Respond (v. i. ) To make answer, or disclose otherwise a consciousness of having inspired an interest in what Herbert Spencer calls "external coexistences," as Satan "squat like a toad" at the ear of Eve, responded to the touch of the angel's spear. To respond in damages is to contribute to the maintenance of the plaintiff's attorney and, incidentally, to the gratification of the plaintiff.
Respondence (n.) Alt. of Respondency.
Respondency (n.) 作答；反應；符合 The act of responding; the state of being respondent; an answering. -- A. Chalmers.
The angelical soft trembling voice made To the instruments divine respondence meet. -- Spenser.
Respondent (a.) Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. -- Bacon.
Respondent (n.) One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically:
Respondent (n.) (Law) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; -- distinquished from appellant.