the original or primary cause of everything; the first cause [(phil.) according to Vedantins, it is Brahma, while according to Naiyāyikas, atoms].

the power or right to give commands, enforce obedience, take action or make final decisions; jurisdiction; authority.

(gram.) the sense of the locative case (the seventh case) suggesting the location of action.

a main division of book, which, usu. deals with a subject or episode exclusively; a chapter.

supreme power or authority; supremacy.

a person or a body having supreme authority.

a generally accepted and established system of political administration of a state, country; government.

a department or a division of a government in charge of a particular affair, esp. dispensation of justice.

as a result; because of that; for that reason; therefore.

the act or an instance of treating with slight, disregard or contempt; a contemptuous look; a strong feeling of combined dislike and lack of respect.

a woman in a position of authority.

as a result of this or that; for this or that reason; consequently; therefore; hence.