a ruler; a king.

a throwing of one thing into another (as to mix).

a mixing of butter milk into fresh milk to convert it into curds.

a changing of metals, as gold, to calx or powder by heating to a high temperature, but below the melting point; calcination.

a contagious disease caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) transmitted by fleas from infected rats, and characterised by buboes, fever, prostration, and delirium; plague.